WubHub and Programming the Web
If you haven’t already, you’ve got to check out WubHub. Think of it as a programming language for creating mashups, where you can develop your own applications based on existing components from around the web (for instance, querying Slashdot on Java topics, than ranking them based on the results’ geographical location). The idea is there (though the site is still in alpha), and has some incredible potential.
As I’ve discussed earlier, I think this is part of the continuing evolution of the Web 2.0 movement, and an indication of where web application development is headed. Components from many different sources will be brought together to form cohesive, new applications – a Frankenstein of web widgets. The cool part about this is the potential for seriously fast application development, and simplistic creation interfaces that anyone can use.
I wonder about the business potential much of this faces, such as the viability of creating commercial web widgets and the logistics such a thing might entail. Imagine the potential in creating super-sophisticated mashups based on many of the new Web 2.0 companies that have been emerging. Very interesting stuff.
