SAPO Codebits 2009

Session Title

Introducing Ajax.org Platform 3.0

Abstract

In short: A birds-eye view at the declarative RIA solution and a cool demo of its new features.

1. What development problem(s)/challenge(s) will my session address?
* Declarative UI development
* HTML5 support today
* Fast super-scalable no-flash charts (2D and 3D)
* and more (if there's enough time, of course)
2. What am I addressing that represents or indicates a new or emerging trend? And why do attendees need to be aware of this information TODAY?
* Web as a Platform
* Developer efficiency
* Rapid prototyping and UI development

Language

English

Speakers

Mike de Boer

Mike started developing websites when he was at the age of 16. Then he started doing serious PHP development for multinationals and created zOOm Media Gallery, a nice gallery component for a CMS, now called Joomla. Meanwhile, he started studying for bachelor of Arts at the Erasmus university Rotterdam (dropped it after a year) and working in Amsterdam for eBuddy.com. He created their Ajax chat client and its underlying Javascript framework for Rich Internet Applications. Now he works as a Community Lead for Javeline.com also located in Amsterdam - The Netherlands, to ramp up their open source efforts at Ajax.org. (more)