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Book Description

Hypes and trends (such as Web 2.0) cause a change in the requirements for user interfaces every now and then. While a lot of frameworks are capable of meeting those changing requirements, it often means you as a developer need in-depth knowledge of web standards, such as XHTML and JavaScript. A framework like Apache MyFaces that hides all details of how the page is rendered at the client and at the same time offers a rich set of tools and building blocks could save you a lot of time, not only when you’re building a brand new application but also when you’re adapting an existing application to meet new user interface requirements.

This book will teach you everything you need to know to build appealing web interfaces with Apache MyFaces and maintain your code in a pragmatic way. It describes all the steps that are involved in building a user interface with Apache MyFaces. This includes building templates and composition components with Facelets, using all sorts of specialized components from the Tomahawk and Trinidad component sets and adding validation with MyFaces Extensions Validator.

The book uses a step-by-step approach and contains a lot of tips based on experience of the MyFaces libraries in real-world projects. Throughout the book an example scenario is used to work towards a fully functional application when the book is finished.

This step-by-step guide will help you to build a fully functional and powerful application.
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The creator of Tapestry details how to use this new framework’s components to create rich web-based GUIs using links, images, and HTML forms. The challenges of web application development are discussed, such as managing server-side state properly, application localization, and maintaining synchronization between the client web browser and the application server. At the same time, the benefits of a clean separation between presentation logic and business logic and how well Tapestry succeeds in keeping these two concerns apart are identified. Targeted to new Tapestry users and even developers new to creating web applications in general, this guide includes extensive notes on development “gotchas”, including common Tapestry errors and how to fix them. Advanced techniques are covered as well, including creating entirely new components, integration with traditional servlet and JSP applications, and creation of client-side JavaScript. Finally, a complete J2EE application, the Virtual Library, is presented and analyzed in detail.

About the Author
Howard M. Lewis Ship is the creator of Tapestry and remains the principal architect for the project. He has published two articles about Java web application development in The Java Report, a member of the Apache Jarkata project management committee, and was recently nominated to become a member of the Apache Software Foundation. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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How do you create a mission-critical site that provides exceptional performance while remaining flexible, adaptable, and reliable 24/7? Written by the manager of a UI group at Yahoo!, Developing Large Web Applications offers practical steps for building rock-solid applications that remain effective even as you add features, functions, and users. You’ll learn how to develop large web applications with the extreme precision required for other types of software.

* Avoid common coding and maintenance headaches as small websites add more pages, more code, and more programmers
* Get comprehensive solutions for refining HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Ajax for large-scale web applications
* Make changes in one place that ripple through all affected page elements
* Embrace the virtues of modularity, encapsulation, abstraction, and loosely coupled components
* Use tried-and-true techniques for managing data exchange, including working with forms and cookies
* Learn often-overlooked best practices in code management and software engineering
* Prepare your code to make performance enhancements and testing easier
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Book Description

jQuery: Novice to Ninja is a compilation of best-practice jQuery solutions to meet the most challenging JavaScript problems. In this question-and-answer book on jQuery, you’ll find a cookbook of ready-to-go solutions to help breathe life into your web page.

Topics covered include:

• Scrolling, Resizing and Animating Webpage elements
• Backgrounds, Slideshows, and Crossfaders
• Menus, Tabs, and Panels
• Buttons, Fields, and Controls
• Lists, Trees, and Tables
• Frames, Windows, and Dialogs
• Adding interactivity with Ajax
• Using the jQuery User Interface Themeroller
• Writing your own jQuery plug-ins

All code used to create each solution is available for download and guaranteed to be simple, efficient and cross-browser compatible.

About the Author
Sporting a Masters in Information Technology and a lifetime of experience on the “web of hard knocks”, Earle Castledine (Mr Speaker) holds an interest in everything to do with computers. A Senior Systems Analyst and JavaScript expert – he is equally happy in the muddy pits of .NET code as in the fluffy fields of client-side interaction development. Download Now »

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Create real-time, highly interactive apps quickly with the powerful XMPP protocol

XMPP is a robust protocol used for a wide range of applications, including instant messaging, multi-user chat, voice and video conferencing, collaborative spaces, real-time gaming, data synchronization, and search. This book teaches you how to harness the power of XMPP in your own apps and presents you with all the tools you need to build the next generation of apps using XMPP or add new features to your current apps. Featuring the JavaScript language throughout and making use of the jQuery library, the book contains several XMPP apps of increasing complexity that serve as ideal learning tools.

* Learn about XMPP’s instant messaging features, such as rosters, presence and subscriptions, and private chats
* Covers XMPP stanzas, stanza errors, and client protocol syntax and semantics
* Discusses service discovery, data forms, and publish-subscribe
* Addresses XMPP programming-related topics such as application design, event handling, and combining existing protocols
* Details the best ways to deploy XMPP-based applications
* Explains how to use Strophe’s plugin system and how to create your own plugins
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To make optimal use of jQuery, it’s good to keep in mind the breadth of capabilities it provides. You can add dynamic, interactive elements to your sites with reduced development time using jQuery. If you are looking for a comprehensive reference guide to this popular JavaScript library, this book is for you.

Revised and updated for version 1.4 of jQuery, this book offers an organized menu of every jQuery method, function, and selector. Each method and function is introduced with a summary of its syntax and a list of its parameters and return value, followed by a discussion, with examples where applicable, to assist in getting the most out of jQuery and avoiding the pitfalls commonly associated with JavaScript and other client-side languages.

In this book you will be provided information about the latest features of jQuery that include Sizzle Selector, Native event delegation, Event triggering, DOM manipulation, and many more. You won’t be confined to built-in functionality, you’ll be able to examine jQuery’s plug-in architecture and we discuss both how to use plug-ins and how to write your own. If you’re already familiar with JavaScript programming, this book will help you dive right into advanced jQuery concepts. You’ll be able to experiment on your own, trusting the pages of this book to provide information on the intricacies of the library, where and when you need it.
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