The New "Fat" Web Client Architecture: Benefits & Tradeoffs
With the advent of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT), Tibco's General Interface, Backbase and other similar frameworks, "fat clients" look to be making a comeback--this time on the web, with framework generated JavaScript running the show. Come to this session to see what this means to you.
Colin will explore and explain the difference between the three fundamental approaches to using AJAX in web applications: - enriched web pages - frameworks where server-side components generate AJAX views for the client - true JavaScript fat apps such as enabled by Google Web Toolkit and Tibco GI
Focusing on the latter, Colin will explain some of the benefits, trade-offs and hidden costs of this approach. He will then show how these frameworks fit into a Spring-based architectures, showing integration into the middle tier of a web-based application written using Spring.
Are web fat clients the next big thing? Find out here.
About Colin Sampaleanu
Colin is Director of R&D at SpringSource (now a division of VMware), which he co-founded in 2004. He is one of the original core committers on the Spring Framework, a published author, and public speaker. Since starting SpringSource he has served in a number of roles throughout various parts of the organization, including Engineering, Service Delivery, Support, and Sales. Colin is at his best when combining both technical as well as business and customer facing aspects.
Colin has had a long and varied career spanning 23 years in both the enterprise and shrinkwrap software space, including previous experience developing for and building out a retail software company.
Immediately prior to SpringSource, Colin spent 5 years as architect/chief architect at a leading software incubator and VC firm. Colin's role was split between one part hands on architecture, design, and coding, another part mentoring and teaching best practices at the code and process level, and a final part performing technical due diligence and consulting for the VC arm.
Throughout his career, Colin's experience, wide ranging interests and general knowledge in the technology space have led him to be a resource that others have been able to draw on for advice. In general, Colin's background has left him with a deep knowledge of all it takes to successfully release good software, at the code, process, and business level.
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