This session will walk the audience through the steps necessary to begin using the Seam framework (Web Beans - JSR 299). It will begin with a brief introduction to Java EE 5 through review of an existing JSF / EJB 3.0 application. We will then convert that application to one which uses the Seam framework, ultimately eliminating the need for the JSF managed bean. We'll also take advantage of the Hibernate validator framework (a component of Seam), allowing us to eliminate the JSF validators. Finally, we'll demonstrate Seam's portability by running the application on both JBoss and GlassFish.
Brian Leonard works as a senior software engineer with Sun Microsystems. He's been working with application servers before there was a J2EE standard, helping develop applications as well as the servers that run them. Until most recently, Brian's been focused on helping large enterprises implement and deploy highly-available architectures. In his current role, Brian is an evangelist for the Sun's Java development tools.
Common Performance Antipatterns— This talk addresses the major principles of building highly performing and scalable applications. Common pitfalls found in many real world situations will serve as practical examples. Guidance on how to detect and resolve them will help you to overcome those issues and build better scalable and faster applications.
Introduction to Web Beans— In this session, Pete will introduce the Web Beans programming model step by step and describe how Web Beans integrates with existing Java EE technologies, such as EJB 3.0, JSF, and Servlets, and how it dramatically simplifies the EE programming model.
Roberto Chinnici Devoxx Interview— During this Devoxx'08 interview with co-spec. lead of Java EE 6 Roberto Chinnici, you'll hear about the new features of the upcoming Java EE 6 release, the main components and general improvements that you can expect as an enterprise developer. Roberto also covers the new servlet 3.0 spec. and how it will deal with asynchronous behavior.
JEE6 Overview— In this talk we'll provide an introduction to the Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 6. First we'll focus on the high-level ideas that drove this release of the platform. Then we'll move into the detailed contents, highlighting the most innovative concepts, starting with profiles and moving down into the many exciting new features of the component JSRs.
Seam in Action - Part 2— In the second half of this session Peter Hilton and Nicolas Leroux explain why they chose Seam over the many competing frameworks, what it was like getting started with Seam, what its learning curve is like, and what their practical experiences with Seam has been on two commercial projects during the last year.
