Selecting Web Technologies
Abstract
The choice of web frameworks and web technologies is continuously growing. Classic web application spiced up with Ajax, web applications rendered on a single page using plugins or Javascript offer interesting alternatives. The ease of integrating dynamic languages into Java adds another dimension to the technology landscape. Is GWT better than JSF, Tapestry better then Dojo or JavaFx preferable over Stripes, Ruby on Rails or Grails. This BOF tries to provide you with a guidance how to select web technologies and explains pros and cons of different approaches.
Speaker
Sebastian Hennebrueder is a freelancer working as software developer and trainer. He offers training for Hibernate and Java Persistence, published a book on Hibernate and is doing a lot of research on web frameworks and web technologies. You can find his articles on http://www.laliluna.de
Apart from doing trainings in Europe, he works as normal software developer and team coach for other companies.
