Pro Jakarta Velocity: From Professional to Expert

by Rob Harrop

Overview

Nearly any application you build requires some form of output. And the output format may change on a regular basis, which can lead to a heavy maintenance burden and a restrictive test cycle. But by utilizing the power of the Velocity template engine, you can integrate templated output into your application, decoupling the application logic from the output format.

Pro Jakarta Velocity: From Professional to Expert leads leads you immediately toward configuration and setup, all the way through to full-blown application development. This is not merely a book about web development, as the multipurpose Velocity does more than replace JSP. Instead, this book demonstrates many alternative Velocity uses. This in-depth book also shows you how to integrate Velocity development and use it with other open-source frameworks and tools, such as Spring and Apache Struts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590594100
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Series:	Books for Professionals by Professionals
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Rob Harrop is a software consultant specializing in delivering high-performance, highly-scalable enterprise applications. He is an experienced architect with a particular flair for understanding and solving complex design issues. With a thorough knowledge of both Java and .NET, Harrop has successfully deployed projects across both platforms. He also has extensive experience across a variety of sectors, retail and government in particular. Harrop is the author of five books, including Pro Spring, a widely-acclaimed, comprehensive resource on the Spring Framework. Harrop has been a core developer of the Spring Framework since June 2004 and leads the JMX and AOP efforts. He co-founded U.K.-based software company, Cake Solutions, in May 2001, having spent the previous two years working as lead developer for a successful dotcom start-up. Rob is a member of the JCP and is involved in the JSR-255 Expert Group for JMX 2.0.

Table of Contents

Introducing Velocity.- Getting Started with Velocity.- Using the Velocity Template Language.- Introducing Patterns and Best Practices.- Creating Stand-Alone Applications with Velocity.- Creating Web Applications with Velocity.- Using Velocity and Anakia.- Using Additional Velocity Tools.- Going Inside Velocity.- Extending Velocity.- Using Velocity Development Tools.