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[Blog Post] What is Jaggery?

I’m excited about a new web application/web API development technology that WSO2 has been working on. Jaggery is a language for writing web applications, like PHP, ASP, JSP, and others. These technologies are pretty well established, so why do we need another one? I believe the demands of web applications have changed a bit over time and Jaggery offers a valuable refresh on web application development.

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Date: Mon, 24th Sep, 2012
Level: Intermediate
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Jonathan Marsh
VP Business Development
WSO2
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Javascript everywhere

A modern web application invariably includes a significant client-side Javascript component. Being fluent in Javascript is a given. Why then are we using a completely separate language for server-side programming? It’s simpler to author when you don’t have to learn and then constantly switch your brain between two different languages. Jaggery uses Javascript as the server-side programming language, the obvious choice for simplification.

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