Books by Frank Zammetti

The Ajax craze is sweeping the world, and there is no shortage of libraries from which to choose to make it all easier to develop. One of those libraries has risen near the top in the Java space, and that library is DWR. DWR, or Direct Web Remoting, allows you to treat your Java classes running on the server as if they were local objects running in the browser, bringing the full power of your server–side business logic to the client without the usual problems that entails. In this book, you will: Explore DWR and all it offers Find six full, working applications that use DWR, instead of a lot of theoretical musings Learn by example, more importantly, by doing, as you tear the applications apart, see what makes them tick, and even extend them at your own pace In the end, you’ll have a great feel for what DWR offers and how Ajax can bring the world of Web 2.0 to your doorstep, and you’ll have a good time doing it.

All of this will be presented within the context of six fully functional real-world applications that you can use on your own Pre!Once you're done, you'll be ready to write your own webOS applications for the Pre, get them into the app catalog (the online store where Pre applications are made available to Pre owners), and make tons of cash.

A framework and library (with widgets) that lets Web developers and designers easily build JavaScript-based Web application front-ends and simple applications, Ext JS is a popular new technology. This is one of the first books on the Ext JS framework.