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Language is LZX (laszlo XML), which combines scripting syntax (from javascript) into XML syntax to allow for binding and callbacks, etc. Uses XPath for selection of content in XML. Scripting (in Javascript) is necessary for even the most basic interactions, though this provides a level of consistency.
Deployment schemes
There are two deployment options, SOLO and proxied. SOLO deployment compiles the application to either an swf (for Flash deployment) or a javascript file (for DHTML deployment) which can be served by any web server. There are limitations in the data access options of SOLO deployments.
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