Building Next Generation Apps Workshop
Wednesday, 3:15 PM MDT - Standley I
For a long while, we've built applications pretty much the same way. Regardless of the frameworks (or even languages and platforms) employed, we've packaged up our web application, deployed it to a server somewhere, and asked our users to point their web browser at it.
But now we're seeing a shift in not only how applications are deployed, but also in how they're consumed. The cost and hassle of setting up dedicated servers is driving more applications into the cloud. Meanwhile, our users are on-the-go more than ever, consuming applications from their mobile devices more often than a traditional desktop browser. And even the desktop user is expecting a more interactive experience than is offered by simple page-based HTML sites.
With this shift comes new programming models and frameworks. It also involves a shift in how we think about our application design. Standing up a simple HTML-based application is no longer good enough.
In this 2-part workshop, you'll get hands-on experience building a simple, yet complete next-generation application that can be deployed in the cloud, consumed from any device, and offers a rich experience for your users.
Workshop Requirements
This session is a workshop. Please come prepared.
For maximum benefit, please come to this workshop with a laptop prepared. We won't allot any time for setting up your environment during the workshop.
Here's what you'll need: A laptop setup with…
- Spring Tool Suite http://www.springsource.org/sts. You're welcome to use IntelliJ or any other IDE, but the workshop will be presented assuming that you're using STS.
- Infinitest installed into STS: http://infinitest.github.io/
- Install node and npm: http://nodejs.org
- A Javascript editor. Your choice, but I recommend scripted https://github.com/scripted-editor/scripted
- Clone and run the CujoJS “seed” project:
- git clone https://github.com/cujojs/seed.git myapp
- cd myapp
- npm install
- npm start
- Launch http://localhost:8000/ in your browser (you should see a welcome message)
- Gradle 1.9 or higher installed http://www.gradle.org/
- Spring Boot installed http://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/README.html
- Install Android and/or iOS SDK
- Install and verify PhoneGap:
sudo npm install -g phonegap
phonegap create myapp com.myapp.test test
phonegap build ios (or) phonegap build android
phonegap run ios (or) phonegap run android
About Craig Walls
Craig Walls is a Principal Engineer, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring. When he's not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland and spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 1 bird and 2 dogs.
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