Java EE is a powerful, modern, and nimble platform. However, to some people, there is absolutely no reason to check out Java EE in a world where JavaScript is omnipresent. But as an enterprise developer, you might want to think about how ‘modular’ Java EE is.
With Java EE, you can choose to build a tank, or mold just a pistol; it’s your choice. Essentially, you are always in charge. Continue reading “Java EE – Pick and Choose (Tank or Pistol)” »
I am pleased to announce the availability of our first course on Java EE, The Theory of Java EE. The Theory of Java EE is a course that is designed to give its audience a firm understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of Java EE.
A lot of Java EE courses are code focused and dive right in to the meat of Java EE. But having taken a number of CS students through Java EE, I came to realize a firm understanding in the theory was equally important in their understanding of Java EE. The course is a collection of lesson notes for my CS students that has been expanded to suit a much wider audience. Continue reading “New Java EE Course – The Theory of Java EE” »
I love Java EE. It’s my platform of choice for enterprise applications development. However, I have had a love hate relationship with its standard UI framework JSF, preferring to use Vaadin instead.
However, I have decided to take BootsFaces for a ride in my next project because I am beginning to feel Vaadin is bit too stiff for me when it comes to building responsive, mobile first applications. The BootsFaces project describes itself as “a powerful and lightweight JSF framework based on Bootstrap 3 and jQuery UI that lets you develop Front-end Enterprise Applications fast and easy.”
I must admit that sounds intriguing right? Continue reading “Taking BootFaces for a spin” »
After a long period of development, Vaadin Ltd has released version 8 of the Vaadin Java UI framework with a slew of new features. The most notable changes can be found in the data binding API of the framework.
Based on Java 8, the latest Vaadin 8 release takes advantage of lambda expressions introduced in Java 8 to make data binding much much expressive and easy.
For instance, in the past, one needed a Container interface implementation to pass objects to the Grid component thus
List persons = Backend.getPersons(); BeanItemContainer container = new BeanItemContainer(Person.class, persons); Grid grid = new Grid(); grid.setContainerDataSource(container);
now becomes
List persons = Backend.getPersons(); Grid grid = new Grid<>(Person.class); grid.setItems(persons);
I am personally very excited about this release because hitherto one had to rely on Matti Tahvonen’s Viritin addon to overcome the very verbose databinding Vaadin APIs.
Another awesome feature is that Vaadin 8 will now support the browser history API, meaning much more cleaner and search engine friendly URLs. Continue reading “Java UI framework Vaadin releases version 8” »
