Would you like to create powerful Ajax applications without having to be a JavaScript expert? Are you a Java developer who is looking for a better way to build rich web applications? In this book we'll introduce you to ThinWire, an innovative open source Ajax framework that strives to empower Java developers of all skill levels. Learn how to create responsive, expressive & interactive web applications with ease. Rather than requiring you to work in the dual worlds of client & server side programming, with ThinWire you write your entire application in Java on the server-side, without writing any JavaScript, HTML or CSS. ThinWire accomplishes this feat by encapsulating the underlying client-side rendering and data communication layers, instead providing you with a clean Java component model for dealing with familiar concepts such as a buttons, trees, or grids.
Use the ThinWire Handbook as a developer guide while building your ThinWire applications or just as a way to learn more about this innovative framework. Either way, the handbook provides complete coverage of all the goodies that the framework has to offer, giving you everything you need to know to build virtually any kind of Ajax web application. Whether you're looking to tackle a small personal project or a large enterprise class project, ThinWire has the power to deliver and with the ThinWire Handbook by your side, you'll have the know-how.
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Joshua Gertzen is a professional software engineer with over 12 years of experience in software development and architecture. His knowledge and experience range from utilizing differing programming languages, development frameworks, and architectural patterns, to troubleshooting complex technical issues. Over the last six years, he has played a key role in building the technology infrastructure at Custom Credit Systems (http://www.customcreditsystems.com), a Dallas-based software company. A major focus during his time with that company has been on building Web architectures that utilize DHTML and/or AJAX programming techniques. As a result of his experience in those areas, he led the effort in early 2003 to design, architect and construct the ThinWire AJAX Platform, which is currently available under the free for commercial use, LGPL open source license. Joshua regularly posts updates to his personal blog ( http://www.truecode.org ), the ThinWire team blog ( http://www.thinwire.com/blog ) and speaks at various conferences and user groups around the country.
For the past three years, Ted C. Howard has worked for Custom Credit Systems, the owner of the ThinWire trademark. In addition to being an integral member of the ThinWire development team, he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial application based on the ThinWire framework. Striving to remain on the cutting edge, he is always learning new technologies and how they could potentially benefit people. You can read more of his musings on technology and life at http://www.tedchoward.com.
Overview of What Is in This Short Cut
Chapter 1: Introduction to ThinWire
Chapter 2: Component Overview
Chapter 3: User Interaction with Events
Chapter 4: Layout Management
Chapter 5: Styling an Application
Chapter 6: Application and Utilities
