JavaEE Web Frameworks

Learn how to architect and design User Interfaces with Java EE and how to choose the right presentation framework.

We will discuss server-centric frameworks Vaadin, JSF, as well as, Java FX and discuss the impact of the choice on productivity, maintainability and flexibility.

Our goal is to choose the right presentation framework for the job and integrate it seamlessly with the Java EE backend.

Prerequisites

Advanced Java EE knowledge or attendance at the Effective Java EE workshop. Java EE Architecture workshop attendance or comparable skills are recommended.

Goals

Web frameworks shoot-out

Presentation patterns, MVP, Passive View, Supervising Controller, Presentation Model and MVVM

Native Apps vs. Web Apps

Server-centric frameworks

Java Server Faces 2.2 (JSF), JSR-344 (PrimeFaces)

Action Based Frameworks: vRaptor (Struts, Wicket)

Native Java Applications

Java FX architectural overview

Architecting, testing and deployment

Integration strategies

In-process

Native protocols

REST / JAX-RS with optimizations

Stateful vs. Stateless Applications

Architectures for task oriented and problem solving applications

Data binding with rich and anemic domain models

Input validation strategies

User Interface Testing

In this advanced workshop I will code different UI strategies, not the whole end-to-end application. As a reference, you will get a GIT repository with all snippets and solutions, as well as prepared sample applications.

You will need a modern laptop (> 2 GB RAM, fast hard disk, etc.) with pre-installed JDK 1.6 / 1.7 to get the most from this workshop. We will install the rest of the environment together in the first 10 minutes.

We will spend 50% of the time with code and the other half discussing best practices, hacks and workarounds.

You might be also interested in: Java EE 7 Delta Workshop, Airport Munich, March 26th

Feel free to contact me / register via email: workshops[-AT-]adam-bien.com

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