Tapestry users in the Bay Area??

[Jordan Redner <jr...@shopping.com>]

Hi,

I work at Shopping.com and we've just rebuilt 3 major public-facing
applications using Tapestry.  The old versions were Perl/Mason.  

With a core team of 3 strong Java developers, 1 CSS/HTML person, and 1
Oracle DB developer, we rebuilt what was estimated to take 4 man years
in 4 months with some time to spare.  I seriously don't think we would
have been able to pull this off in Struts/JSP which was the runner up
choice for us.  In fact I think it could have been a disaster, taking
much longer.  The application is fairly complex and includes very rich
I18N functionality such as rendering of strings in various language
(from resource bundles & from the database), rendering currencies,
collation by language, etc...  Anyway, it was a huge application, and it
has been a huge success.  I am happy about it and needless to say, so is
the business.

I've used many frameworks and have been doing web development for years
in the Bay Area.  Previously, I've managed and implemented large
projects in ASP, .NET with back-end Java components.  I actually like
the class-backing-a-page design of .NET which is similar to Tapestry,
except for the fact that ASPX has the same pitfalls as JSP, and it's not
Java. 

Anyway, I'd like to share the good experience I've had with using
Tapestry, and help get the word out about this framework.  I'd like to
host a couple (or more depending on interest, or where it leads us)
get-togethers somewhere in the SF Bay Area to talk about Tapestry and
just see what we can get going, if anything.  Even if it will help
others learn more about Tapestry, or help get simple questions answered
for those who aren't using it yet.

In the first meeting I'm thinking of having it at a nice bar/restaurant
or something in SF just to see what the interest level is.  Then, decide
as a group what the next steps would be if we want to drill in a bit
more and share some ideas, etc...  I'll be picking up the
drinks/appetizer tab within reason.


Anyway, please email me back (off-list) if you are interested in
attending, and I'll be sure to email you when & where the event will
take place.  I'm open to location suggestions, so feel free to also
email a recommendation.


Thanks,


Jordan




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Re: Tapestry users in the Bay Area??

[Daniel Honig <da...@gmail.com>]

Jordan,
  I will be in the bay area many times in and out working with PalmOne 
out in the valley over the next month,
   please let me know when you arrange something and I'll try to slant 
my trip around it...

-dh

Jordan Redner wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I work at Shopping.com and we've just rebuilt 3 major public-facing
>applications using Tapestry.  The old versions were Perl/Mason.  
>
>With a core team of 3 strong Java developers, 1 CSS/HTML person, and 1
>Oracle DB developer, we rebuilt what was estimated to take 4 man years
>in 4 months with some time to spare.  I seriously don't think we would
>have been able to pull this off in Struts/JSP which was the runner up
>choice for us.  In fact I think it could have been a disaster, taking
>much longer.  The application is fairly complex and includes very rich
>I18N functionality such as rendering of strings in various language
>(from resource bundles & from the database), rendering currencies,
>collation by language, etc...  Anyway, it was a huge application, and it
>has been a huge success.  I am happy about it and needless to say, so is
>the business.
>
>I've used many frameworks and have been doing web development for years
>in the Bay Area.  Previously, I've managed and implemented large
>projects in ASP, .NET with back-end Java components.  I actually like
>the class-backing-a-page design of .NET which is similar to Tapestry,
>except for the fact that ASPX has the same pitfalls as JSP, and it's not
>Java. 
>
>Anyway, I'd like to share the good experience I've had with using
>Tapestry, and help get the word out about this framework.  I'd like to
>host a couple (or more depending on interest, or where it leads us)
>get-togethers somewhere in the SF Bay Area to talk about Tapestry and
>just see what we can get going, if anything.  Even if it will help
>others learn more about Tapestry, or help get simple questions answered
>for those who aren't using it yet.
>
>In the first meeting I'm thinking of having it at a nice bar/restaurant
>or something in SF just to see what the interest level is.  Then, decide
>as a group what the next steps would be if we want to drill in a bit
>more and share some ideas, etc...  I'll be picking up the
>drinks/appetizer tab within reason.
>
>
>Anyway, please email me back (off-list) if you are interested in
>attending, and I'll be sure to email you when & where the event will
>take place.  I'm open to location suggestions, so feel free to also
>email a recommendation.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Jordan
>
>
>
>
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