Even though XML is by far, the most popular way of configuring the Spring container, it is not the only one. In this session we will focus on existing alternatives to XML, how they relate to the Inversion of Control (IoC) principle as well as the effect they have on development and deployment.
Costin Leau is an Interface21 consultant based in Romania. His interests include data access and aspect oriented programming. With significant development experience, Costin is currently working on the Spring JPA support project, Pitchfork (http://www.interface21.com/pitchfork), and has recently co-authored Interface21's public Hibernate training course.
What's new in Spring Framework 3.0— With the Spring Framework 3.0 release, we are introducing further annotation-based configuration options, unified expression language support and comprehensive REST support. This talk discusses Spring as a modern Java 5 oriented application framework: covering the core component model, annotation-driven web MVC as well as platform integration.
Enterprise Integration Patterns with Spring— This session introduces Spring Integration, a new addition to the Spring portfolio. We will begin with a whirlwind tour of the Spring Framework's core support for enterprise integration including such capabilities as remoting, messaging, and scheduling. This will be followed by a brief overview of the Enterprise Integration Patterns described in the highly influential book of the same name.
Spring and Spring MVC in Production— The presentation will cover the business reasons for the application, how the application architecture was designed, packaged and deployed. The technologies discussed will include Spring, Hibernate, Spring MVC, FreeMarker, DWR, jQuery and many more. Attendees will learn production tips and tricks to help ease their applications into a production ready state.
RESTful Web Services in Spring— Arjen will explain what REST is, how it can be used to build Web Services, and where it makes sense to use. We will start by giving an overview of REST: where did it come from, how does it work, and how can it be used to build a distributed architecture?
Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi— This session will provide a quick, practical introduction to the OSGi platform, review how it is currently used in the industry, and provide guidance on how Spring Dynamic Modules can be leveraged in today's projects.