Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects
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Overview
Apache Struts has long provided Java developers with a powerful framework for building extensible, maintainable web applications. Yet the version 2 release takes developers’ capabilities to the next level, having integrated Ajax support, the ability to easily integration with the Spring framework, and the ability to take full advantage of POJOs. Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects shows you how to capitalize upon these features to build nextgeneration web applications that both enthrall and empower your users.
- Gain an indepth understanding of the Struts framework, with special attention paid to key version 2 features
- Learn how to take advantage of Web 2.0 concepts alongside Struts 2 to build nextgeneration web sites
- Follow along with the introduction of important concepts and development techniques by way of a web site project closely resembling what you might encounter in any enterprise environment
- Build a practical Struts 2 Web 2.0enabled application project from the ground up
- Enable participation by manipulating data
- Share data by implementing powerful search utilities
- Syndicate web content created using RSS and REST
- Discover advanced features available in Struts 2 web framework
- Integrate Ajax frameworks to produce userfriendly, responsive interfaces
- Integrate and use Struts 2 with other frameworks such as Spring to form a broader enterprise Java application stack
Developers who want a handson practical book demonstrating how Web 2.0 features are implemented in Struts 2. The audience could range from beginner to advanced, as the configuration and basic framework usage will be explained, as well as the advanced extension features. The book would also appeal to developers who wish to understand the Web 2.0 development paradigm from an implementation standpoint.
Synopsis
Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects will be one of the first books to cover the agile, lightweight open source Apache Struts 2 Web Framework, an essentially new and improved Struts platform that should meet today’s more agile Java development needs.
Apache Struts remains the most popular framework for building Java-driven web sites, despite continued challenges from competitive frameworks and APIs like JavaServer Faces (JSF), Wicket, Grails, and more. The new features incorporated into Struts 2 will help this powerful framework to maintain its #1 position for the foreseeable future.
Additionally, this book will be the only one with a practical, Web 2.0 projects-oriented approach, most useful to today’s more common integrated Java Web application stack development covering both the Web and Presentation-tiers.
This book was written by Ian Roughley, a professional Struts developer and expert, who is one of the earliest adopters of Struts 2 in his everyday practice.