Tuesday September 27, 2005 Meeting - Austin Java Users Group
This event is sponsored by ClearNova (http://www.clearnova.com/)
AJAX is hot hot hot. The techniques of AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript + XML) have been under our noses for years but in the past few months the term has spread across the web development community like wildfire. Is AJAX for real or will it wind up in the architects junkpile like Entity Beans? Will AJAX fulfill users desires to have web applications behave like their older client/server applications?
In this session we'll cover how AJAX works, discuss architectural considerations for building AJAX-enabled applications, build a live AJAX application with JSPs, see real-world AJAX examples, discuss using AJAX for returning dynamic data vs. dynamic GUI elements, and cover emerging AJAX frameworks. We'll end with a demonstration and comparison of an AJAX enabled business application vs. a traditional HTML app. Finally we'll discuss what our team had to consider and some of the pitfalls we found when it came to implementing our own AJAX framework.
Our Speaker
Steve Benfield, VP of Strategy & Technology Evangelism, ClearNova
Steve has been involved in Java & web development since 1996 and is former CTO of SilverStream Software. He has spoken previously at AJUG as well as Java One, Web Services Edge, Software Development Expo, OMG, Gartner Symposium, and Comdex. Steve guarantees that you will not fall asleep at this presentation and you will walk away with a clear understanding of AJAX.
Location & Time:
Meeting at the Embassy Suites
on North Mopac from 7 - 9 PM
(Networking follows at Baby Acapulco)
Driving Directions:
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Embassy Suites, 9505 Stonelake Blvd
From Mopac Loop 1 - Exit Capital of Texas Hwy. 360, take
the turn around to the access road south, turn right onto York,
then left onto Stonelake Blvd. The hotel is on the left.
It's located behind Comp USA and across the street from the ACT III Gateway 16 theater.
Sponsorship
The Austin Java User's Group is always looking for sponsors to help keep this organization active by providing meeting locations, guest speakers and financial support. Please see our sponsors link for more info.
