AUGUST 2006
Welcome to the next edition of "Extra from Exadel". Our online newsletter provides the open source community with news about our products, industry trends, and upcoming events.
OPEN SOURCE CORNER:
OPEN SOURCE AJAX4JSF RELEASED IN 1.0 VERSION
Exadel-Contributed Ajax4jsf Opens up Ajax Development With "Zero JavaScript" Approach
Ajax4jsf is a rich component framework that extends the benefits of JSF to AJAX development. Ajax4jsf 1.0 allows developers to easily add AJAX capability, even to existing JSF applications. The unique benefits of release 1.0 are:
- Making existing JSF components AJAX-enabled without any changes to the components themselves
- Zero JavaScript AJAX: Taking full advantage of AJAX features without the need for any JavaScript coding
- Open architecture and support for industry standards, which allows the mixing and matching of components from different libraries within an application
View an online demo, read the press release, or download the source.
INTEGRATING THE GOOGLE WEB TOOLKIT WITH JSF USING G4JSF
by Sergey Smirnov, Exadel's Senior Product Manager
published on TheServerSide.com
The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) has attracted a lot of attention lately as a way to make it easier for developers to add AJAX Web 2.0 features to their applications. Like other approaches, the designers of GWT have tried to insulate developers from having to deal with the underlying JavaScript, which implements these features...
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TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES:
VENDOR CHAT: JSFCENTRAL'S KITO MANN INTERVIEWS MAX KATZ
by Kito D. Mann, JSFCentral, July 2006
Kito D. Mann at JSFCentral and Max Katz at Exadel talk about the key values and benefits of JSF, comparing this framework to others. They are trying to answer the question: Are AJAX and JavaServer Faces really a good fit?
Kito Mann: Some would argue that WebObjects, Tapestry, and ASP.NET introduced component-oriented web development first. Do you think JSF offers anything different than these frameworks?
Max Katz: I believe JSF builds on a lot of features from these frameworks such as component Web development and Tapestry-like features with the Facelets extension. There are a few areas where JSF provides even more. It's an open standard; large and growing community of support; finally, JSF was created with extreme extensibility in mind. There are numerous projects and component libraries that extend JSF and enhance its functionality, including projects such as Facelets, Ajax4jsf, and jsf-extensions.
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
EXADEL STUDIO PRO 4.0 HAS BEEN RELEASED
Now for Eclipse 3.2 and WTP 1.5
Exadel Studio Pro now supports Eclipse 3.2 and WTP 1.5. Unique features of the 4.0 release include:
- A special perspective optimized for JSF application development
- Best-in-industry usability based on extensive incorporation of drag-and-drop options into the user interface
- Facelets support
- Best-in-industry direct support of Ajax application development
Upgrade your Exadel Studio Pro now
IN THE NEWS:AJAX4JSF REACHES 1.0 MILESTONE
by Frank Sommers, Artima Developer, August 2, 2006
Ajax4jsf has reached its 1.0 milestone release. Frank Sommers talks to Max Katz, Senior Engineer at Exadel, about the project.
The biggest benefit of adding Ajax at the component level is that if you already have a working JSF application, and then want to add more interactivity to that application, you don't need to change your application. Simply add a few Ajax4jsf components, substituting existing components perhaps, to provide that Ajax functionality on your page.
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OPEN-SOURCE FRAMEWORK INTEGRATES AJAX AND JSF
by Kathleen Richards, Application Development Trends, August 8, 2006
Kathleen Richards, a senior editor at Application Development Trends, talks to Max Katz about how developers can benefit from Exadel's sponsored open source framework, Ajax4jsf, and Exadel's component library, Exadel Visual Component Platform, that extends Ajax4jsf.
With the AJAX4jsf toolkit, developers can take a JSF application and add AJAX functionality to existing components or the full page. The developers have full control over how they want to develop the AJAX functionality. AJAX4jsf also works with any other JSF component libraries, so developers can mix and match components.
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COMMUNITY:
JOIN THE EXADEL TEAM
Exadel is growing company with many current opportunities for software developers (particularly those with JSF experience). If you're interested, submit your resume to jobs@exadel.com
MAX KATZ'S BLOG
Max Katz is a senior systems engineer at Exadel, responsible for technical support and training. Max is also out on the road a lot making presentations about JSF and AJAX technologies for conferences and other events. To find out if he's scheduled for an event in your area, read his new blog.