WA1607 Overview of Web 2.0 for Developers Training and Courseware

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Web 2.0 holds tremendous potential for enterprises of all shapes and sizes. The network has evolved from being a mere conduit for exchanging files, into a full-fledged ecosystem that is capable of facilitating collaboration and innovation.

This one day overview class introduces Web 2.0 to the students. It explains what is generally known as “Web 2.0”. The class is geared towards enterprise developers. So, the focus is to teach exactly how the enterprises can benefit from Web 2.0.

Topics
	What is Web 2.0? How can the enterprise benefit from Web 2.0. Web 2.0 enabling technologies (XHTML, AJAX, CSS2) AJAX Communication Frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Groovy, JSON, DWR, Dojo) Web 2.0 data services (RSS/ATOM, SOAP, REST) Rich Internet Applications (RIA) Mash-ups System design best practices

Objectives
	Understand Web 2.0 and the new opportunities it brings to a business Learn about the key technologies used in Web 2.0 (such as AJAX, RSS and Atom).

Audience
	Web application architects, Web application developers, User interface designers, and Web application quality assurance personnel.

Prerequisites
	Basic understanding of how web sites work.

Duration
	1 days

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Web 2.0
What is Web 2.0? What Web 2.0 is Not Innovations Associated With Web 2.0 Enterprise Web 2.0? Knowledge-In Web Service Feed Service Harness Existing Data Source Create a New Data Source Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts Consumer Collaboration Social Networking Hard Data on Web 2.0 Adoption

2. Rich Internet Applications
Introduction Technologies Used by RIA RIA Architecture

3. Introduction to AJAX
What is AJAX? A Simple Example The Old Way The AJAX Way Two Key Aspects of AJAX What are the Advantages of the AJAX Approach? AJAX Technologies The Basic AJAX API Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object The XMLHttpRequest Object Basics Complete Example The Timeline

4. Mashup
Introduction Mashup Genres Key Components Retrieving Data The Architecture Data Format

5. Ruby On Rails
Introduction Overview of Ruby Basic Example Defining a Class Overview of Ruby on Rails (ROR) Quick Demo The Model Class The Controller Class The Views Another Example Creating a Link Using AJAX Why Use Ruby on Rails

6. Groovy and Grails
Introduction Over View of Groovy Creating a Class Overview of Grail Quick Demo

7. Direct Web Remoting (DWR)
Introduction How DWR Works DWR: The Server Side Configuring the Server Side The dwr.xml File DWR: The Client Side Unit Testing Accessing Servlet API Objects Error Handling

8. Web Syndication
What is Web Syndication? Syndication Example Syndication Client Web Syndication Benefits Syndication Examples Feed Formatting RSS RSS Example Atom Atom Example Feed Serving and Reading Feeds RDF RDF Example RDF Uses

9. Push Technology
Push Technology Traditional vs. Push Technology Problems With Traditional Pull Example Use Of Push The Comet Pattern Comet Details Comet Implementations Scalability/Reliability Issues Juggernaut for Ruby Juggernaut for Ruby

10. Podcasting
What Is Podcasting? Podcasting Example Podcasting Advantages Business Use of Podcasts Podcasting Steps Step 1: Create Content Step 2: Create an RSS Feed Step 3: Upload Tools

11. Flash, Flex and ActionScript
Flash, Flex and ActionScript Flash ActionScript Flex Flex Components Flex Builder Flex Versions Flex Advantages Flex Disadvantages Aflax Aflax Usage

12. Offline Applications
Rich Internet Applications Server Dependency Offline Applications Google Gears Google Gears Architecture Dojo Offline Adobe AIR

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