NinJava on 2/24: Tapestry
From the NinJava (the Tokyo Java users group) mailing list:
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 24th, 2005 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
We’re meeting again at Temple University. See below for details.
********** MEETING AGENDA **********
The meeting’s agenda is as follows:
7:00 - 7:15 PM Networking and Setup
7:15 - 8:15 PM A quick look at Tapestry by Nick WestgateTapestry is a powerful, open-source, all-Java framework for creating leading edge web applications in Java.
Tapestry is an alternative to scripting environments such as JavaServer Pages or Velocity. Tapestry goes far further, providing a complete framework for creating extremely dynamic applications with minimal amounts of coding.
Nick will give a quick introduction to Tapestry concentrating on the key points you need to know to use it and will show a basic Tapestry web application demonstrating the advantages of using Tapestry.
Bio:
Nick Westgate (BSc) currently writes telephony and web applications in Delphi and Java for KEY Planning (Japan). In previous lives, he has developed multi-threaded C++ client/server software for Pharos Systems (New Zealand) and ‘edutainment’ software in C and assembler.8:30 - 9:00 PM Open Discussion
———–LOCATION———–
On the fifth floor, room 502.
This URL has access info for TUJ:
http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/maps/index.htmlHosted by the Temple IT Program at Temple University Japan.
For more information see http://www.tuj.ac.jp/itp/
I’ve used Tapestry before: It’s a very elegant web application framework for Java. Using Tapestry felt like a breath of fresh air after cobbling together a web app with Struts and JSP. I can also recommend the book Tapestry in Action by Howard Lewis Ship, the creator of Tapestry.