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Comparing Kick-Ass Web Frameworks
What's the best Web Framework? It's a question developers often ask when they begin they begin a new project. This session will take a cynical look at four web frameworks that make developers happy: Rails, Grails, GWT and Flex.
APIs are easy to create with both Rails and Grails, but which one scales better? Rich UIs can be created with GWT or Flex, but do both offer end users the same user experience? This session looks at the pros and cons of each framework and will help you decide which framework might work best for your application.
About Matt Raible
Matt Raible has been building web applications for most of his adult life. He started tinkering with the web before Netscape 1.0 was even released. For the last 13 years, Matt has helped companies adopt open source technologies (Spring, Hibernate, Apache, Struts, Tapestry, Grails) and use them effectively. Matt has been a speaker at many conferences worldwide, including ApacheCon, JavaZone, Colorado Software Summit, No Fluff Just Stuff, and a host of others.
Matt is an author (Spring Live and Pro JSP), and an active "kick-ass technology" evangelist on raibledesigns.com. He is the founder of AppFuse, a project which allows you to get started quickly with Java open source frameworks, as well as a committer on the Apache Roller and Apache Struts projects.
Matt has had quite a ride in the past few years, serving as the Lead UI Architect for LinkedIn and the UI Architect for Evite.com. He currently enjoys life as the Chief Architect of Web Development at Time Warner Cable.
