Due to the weather last Tuesday we cancelled the meeting. We have recheduled the meeting for this coming Tuesday, March 28th. The meeting will occur at the normal time and place, 6:00 PM at Max Technical Training in Norwood.
Thanks to both MaxTrain and Mike Amundsen for being flexible with this.
Meeting summary:
The Web 2.0 Formula
| (XHTML+CSS2) * JS |
= Web 2.0 |
| XML+XSLT+RDBMS |
In February of 2005 Jesse James Garret of Adaptive Path wrote an interesting article on the convergence of a number of existing technologies and how they could affect the future of programming for the Web. Now, a year later, this article is recognized as the first in a series of definitive works on what has come to be known as "Web 2.0." Based on concepts covered in that article, this talk presents a set of 'principles and practices' that make up a 'Web 2.0 formula' for building successful leading-edge Web-based solutions like the ones featured as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Live.
Topics covered include the use of compliant XHTML for page markup; Cascading Stylesheets for layout and design; and Javascript to power the client-side experience. In addition, the use of Relational databases as repositories; XML as a data transport format; and XSL technologies such as XSLT, XSL-FO, XPath, XInclude, and XQuery to transform and modify XML data is explored. The talk also includes several live code examples and references to valuable libraries and resources available to jumpstart your Web 2.0 applications.
Whether you are just exploring the idea of Web 2.0 or are already committed to rolling out Web 2.0-compliant solutions, this talk will help you learn more about the theory, practice, and effects of Web 2.0 on Internet-based applications.
Mike Amundsen
An internationally known author and lecturer, Mike Amundsen has traveled throughout the United States and Europe speaking and teaching on a wide range of topics including .NET, the Internet, team development, and other subjects.
He has more than a dozen books to his credit. His most popular titles are Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic in 21 Days, Using Visual InterDev, and ASP.NET for Developers.
When he is not working, Mike spends time with his wife and three children at their home in Kentucky, USA.
The meeting is Tuesday, March 28th at 6:00 PM at Max Technical Training.