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A new article by Igor Drobiazko and Renat Zubairov provides an introduction to version 5 of the Apache Tapestry component-oriented web framework. The tutorial shows readers how to create a component. It also covers Tapestry's IoC features and Ajax support that is provided through Prototype and script.aculo.us.
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By Renat Zubairov & Igor Drobiazko
on May 10, 2008,
News about Web Frameworks
- Java
- Topics
- Javascript,
- Web Frameworks
Last week Sun released Netbeans 6.1. At Monday's CommunityOne event this announcement was followed by the release of an early access preview of PHP support for Netbeans.
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By Scott Delap
on May 06, 2008,
- Java
- Topics
- Licensing,
- Web Frameworks
Jack Slocum, lead developer of the popular Javascript library ExtJS, announced this week a community effort to develop two new exceptions for open source software developed using ExtJS 2.1 or greater. This move came as a response to frustration and confusion surrounding recent changes in the Ext JS licensing model from LGPL to GPLv3.
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By Nick Laiacona
on May 01, 2008,
Articles about Web Frameworks

- SOA
- Topics
- Web Frameworks,
- Web Services
In this article, Steve Vinoski explains how to build RESTful Web services using the Erlang programming language and the Yaws web server. While Steve considers most Web frameworks failures simply because they were a poor match to the problem, he believes Yaws and Erlang are a better match for RESTful development than many other language frameworks that were built specifically for that purpose.
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By Steve Vinoski
on Mar 31, 2008,

- Java
- Topics
- Javascript,
- Web Frameworks
In a new article Ryan Dewsbury takes a look at how GWT assists developers in terms of Ajax performance by providing image bundling, caching, and application compression. It also includes an excerpt from Dewsbury's book, Google Web Toolkit Applications.
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By Ryan Dewsbury
on Mar 04, 2008,
Interviews about Web Frameworks

- SOA
- Topics
- Web Frameworks,
- Web Services
In this interview, recorded at QCon SF, Stefan Tilkov talks to noted Web services expert and open source developer Dan Diephouse about the benefits of using the Atom Pub and Atom standards for business applications, pros and cons of using REST, and upcoming features of the Apache CXF web services stack.
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By Dan Diephouse
on Apr 08, 2008,

- Java,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Web Frameworks,
- Ruby on Rails,
- Application Servers,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- Platforms,
- Compilers,
- JRuby,
- Community
JRuby project lead Charles Nutter discusses how he got involved with JRuby, Sun's involvement with JRuby, how JRuby fits into enterprise-level web applications, the possibility of a friendly fork of the OpenJDK source code, reasons for switching to JRuby, the future of JRuby, Spring and JRuby, and the Ruby community as a whole.
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By Charles Nutter
on Feb 14, 2008,
Presentations about Web Frameworks

- Java
- Topics
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Web Frameworks
The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java-centric framework for creating AJAX applications. GWT cross-compiles Java source into JavaScript, allowing Java developers to use their existing Java skills and tools to create AJAX apps. GWT lead Bruce Johnson intros GWT including high-performance AJAX, internationalization, and integration with existing web app.
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By Bruce Johnson
on May 24, 2007,

- Java
- Topics
- Web Frameworks
Patrick Lightbody does an overview of WebWork and the Struts merger, comparing to other web frameworks and explaining validation support, Ajax support, and how to achieve rapid development with WebWork/Struts 2.
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By Pat Lightbody
on Apr 25, 2007,
Books about Web Frameworks

- Java
- Topics
- Architecture DO NOT USE,
- Web Frameworks,
- Open Source
Within this book you will find everything you need to get up and running using Struts2 – from the architecture and configuration, to implementing actions and the supporting infrastructure such as validation and internationalization. Above all else, it focuses on the practical – with plenty of code and productivity tips to get you started using Struts2 today.
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By Ian Roughley
on May 24, 2007,

- Java
- Topics
- Web Frameworks,
- Dynamic Languages
Grails is an open-source, rapid web application development framework that provides a super-productive full-stack programming model based on the Groovy scripting language and built on top of Spring, Hibernate, and other standard Java frameworks. Over the course of this book, the reader will explore the various aspects of Grails and also experience Grails by building a Grails app.
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By Jason Rudolph
on Jan 17, 2007,