Lift web framework and Scala programming language talk
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The document discusses the Lift web application framework, which is written in Scala and offers similar benefits to Ruby on Rails while utilizing Java libraries and containers. It highlights a real-time game, 'Buy a Feature,' developed using Lift, which can accommodate 2,000 players and serves 700 pages per second. Additionally, it mentions an upcoming Lift workshop that will cover various topics related to Lift and Scala programming.
Lift web framework and Scala programming language talk
- 1. SDForum Emerging Technology Nov 2008: Developing the Next Generation of Web Apps on a shoestring by Dan O'Leary and David Pollak
- 2. Lift is a free web application framework . Lift aims to deliver similar benefits to Ruby on Rails Except Lift apps are written in Scala instead of Ruby The use of Scala means any existing Java library and Web container can be used in running Lift apps Lift app-dev is a lot like Java development Lift programmers use standard Java environments like Eclipse and IDEA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(web_framework)
- 3. Presenters David Pollak http://blog.lostlake.org/ Dan O’Leary http://tinyurl.com/58des7
- 5. The bar for web apps keeps rising With demands for increasing richness and scalability delivered on tighter time frames and budgets. Buy a Feature is a real-time, interactive, serious game that allows product managers to learn from their customers through play. Buy a Feature runs in most browsers without add-ins and was built in less than 1 man-year using the Lift web framework and Scala programming language. Buy a Feature is deployed on a standard J2EE app server and on a dual-Opteron machine supports 2,000 simultaneous players and serves 700 pages per second. Join the Buy a Feature team, Dan O'Leary and David Pollak, as they discuss the technology and agile process that made Buy a Feature a reality.
- 17. The first Lift Workshop (11/22/08) The course will cover: Philosophy of Lift Lift Architecture (Overview) Basic & Intermediate Scala Basic Lift Projects Basic Lift: Adding a To-Do List Intermediate Lift: Adding a Wiki Advanced Lift: Adding Real-time Chat You can find more details on our workshop website http://www.liftworkshop.com
- 18. Lift Resources http://demo.liftweb.net/ http://liftweb.net/index.php/Main_Page