Yahoo! BrowserPlus
I've spent most of the last nine months of work coding away on Yahoo!'s BrowserPlus. And this week, we unveiled it.
What is it? A browser plugin that makes it really easy to write and distribute new browser plugins. Why is this important? It makes way for Web 3.0, more fully integrating your desktop with your browser. Allows for things you'd expect from any normal desktop application like drag & drop, notifications and more.
It's been fun watching the blogs all week as other's try to figure out what it is and where it fits in. It's another RIA (rich internet application) platform in the crowded field that includes the likes of Adobe Flash, Google Gears, Microsoft Silverlight.
And some people are really starting to get it. If you're a developer and want to start playing, my teammate Skylar Woodward gives you a boost.
Though I'm still waiting to see if anyone picks up on the significance of the Ruby Interpreter...