[ajug-members] Seeking web app advice

[Joe Drury]

I agree with Lance.  Open source projects are a great way to learn about
applications of a particular language.  I would also recommend that you try
to stay away from some of the heavy stacks like EJB 2 unless you're trying
to gain an understanding of how things used to be done.  There has been a
lot of talk as of late to thin down the language by using profiles or
lighter-weight containers like the spring framework.  Spring will drive you
to an interface first approach which is probably not a bad thing.

Good luck.

--Joe



On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Lance Gleason <lgleasain at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Kerry,
>
> It sounds like you have a language looking for a problem to solve instead
> of a problem looking for an appropriate language/technology.  The trend
> among the Java community is to move away from a heavy Java solution to a
> problem unless you have requriements that need the extra horsepower that a
> Java based solutiuon gives you.
>
> The vast majority of projects developed today are not hightly transactional
> systems with hundreds or thousands of concurrent users.  To that end I would
> recommend looking at developing a solution in Groovy/Grails or JRuby/Rails
> to get something working.  You can call Java libraries from wither of these
> frameworks and plug in Java code as your user profile and performance needs
> dictate it.
>
> If the main purpose of this exercise is to learn,  or get better at Java
> you will probably get more bang for your buck by contributing to a current
> Java open source project will will have the side benefit of having a number
> of experienced Java developers reviewing your code submissions.  This will
> help you to improve your coding styles and habits and will give you a much
> richer experience.
>
> All the best!
>
> Lance
>
>
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