Apache Wicket

Organiser
The Charleston Java Users Group
Date
14-15 Mar 2011 (Add to calendar) GMT
Venue
(Exact location not available) , Charleston, US
Cost
Free

Apache Wicket

While there are literally scores of Java Web Frameworks, we at BiblioLabs settled on Apache Wicket about 9 months ago when looking for a Java based web solution. Although we admittedly didn't look through all the 60+ different java frameworks before we made our decision, we chose Apache Wicket for its reusable component based design, separation of HTML from java code, and easy integration with SPRING. Unlike JSP and other java frameworks, wicket does not allow the embedding of Java code in web pages, in fact it does not require any special syntax to work at all, it merely extends HTML in a standards compliant way via a wicket namespace.

This makes web design easier than ever, as you can literally apply HTML mocks directly to live code with virtually 0 modifications. Next, wicket is great because there are dozens of reusable components already implemented within the framework that greatly simply other common web tasks that would otherwise be much more difficult such as modal window support, dynamic lazy loaded web pagination, and many more. All of which are extensible enabling customization if necessary.

Finally, wicket also includes its own testing framework, that enables the creation of unit tests that can perform any page function such as page navigation, form submission, and various ajax related functions. This allows us to be confident that our code works, and informed when later modifications break existing functionality. Come by and get a crash course in.... Wicket!

Presented by Jordan Mance

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