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This four-day, hands-on workshop led by SpringSource engineers on web application development teaches how to apply the latest in Spring to create rich web applications. In this course, you will build a realistic Spring-powered web application from the ground up in an incremental fashion. You will immediately become productive applying the technology to solve real-world web development problems.

Certification:

SpringSource Certified Spring Web Application Developer

Highlights

• Design and implement RESTful web applications with Spring MVC 2.5
• Create professional Ajax user interfaces with Spring JavaScript
• Design and implement stateful application transactions with Spring Web Flow 2
• Secure web applications effectively with Spring Security 2
• Get the most out of Ajax toolkits such as the Dojo Toolkit in your application
• Integrate JSF into your application with Spring Faces
• Apply convention-over-configuration to maximize development productivity
• UI best practices in content, style, behavior, layout, internationalization, personalization, and accessibility
• Common web application data access patterns with Hibernate and JDBC
• Project structure, modularity, and packaging guidelines
• Testing strategies for all layers of a web application, including automated browser acceptance testing with Selenium
• Practical techniques for measuring and optimizing web application performance

Course Outline

Day 1 - Applying Spring MVC

• Walk-through of the course development environment and reference application
• Essentials of the Spring MVC @Controller model
• Integrating multiple view technologies, including JSP/JSTL, Tiles, PDF, and Excel
• Working with input forms, data binding, and data validation

Day 2 - Implementing Rich User Interfaces

• User interface design best practices in content, style, and behavior
• JavaScript fundamentals for Ajax developers
• Implementing common Ajax use cases with Spring JavaScript and Spring MVC
• Getting the most out of the Dojo Toolkit
• Internationalization, personalization, and accessibility in Spring web applications

Day 3 - Applying Spring Web Flow

• Getting started with Spring Web Flow
• Essentials of the Web Flow definition language
• Implementing Actions to invoke business logic
• Handling Ajax events, exceptions, and dynamic navigation rules

Day 4 - Making Web Applications Robust and Secure

• Integrating JSF components with Spring Faces
• Building automated end-to-end acceptance and load tests
• Securing web applications with Spring Security
• Working with Hibernate in a high-volume, high-concurrency environment
• Integrating other application systems, including Spring-managed services, OSGi services, and web services

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