Canoo has released a new sample application at ria-map.net. The application shows typical Web 2.0 interface elements such as tagging or Flickr-like editing fields.
I asked the developer, Jonas Zuberbühler, the following questions on the new Canoo sample application.
SW> What is riamap?
riamap is a Web 2.0 community site that maps the world of Rich Internet Applications. Unlike mere information aggregators on the topic, it builds on user contributions to assemble not only a list of current RIA technologies, but also how they relate to each other.
Users can explore what technologies are available, what they have in common, how they differentiate, what competitors they have and how they complement each other. These relations make up a graph that any user can extend by adding new connections or voting how strong any such connection based on his or her own judgment.
SW> What technologies did you use to build it?
We used Grails for the web application framework and Groovy as it is the perfect partner for implementing server-side logic.
In addition, we used Prototype, Scriptaculous and LivePipe to integrate AJAX features and to improve the user interface.
SW> Why did you select Grails? Why not adapt an existing PHP- or Java-based content management system?
Canoo has a strong footing in Java and Grails is the perfect choice for developing Web 2.0 applications on the Java platform. We can build on our solid understanding of this ecosystem and use all the existing tools for development, deployment and operations. On top of this, Grails provides us with the concise, expressive and interactive development style that modern applications require.
Further screenshots:
To get a login for riamap, sign up here to join riamap. Try out the various Web 2.0 interface features. If you feel like adding information on a RIA technology, enter the details here or edit an existing entry.
Canoo’s CEO, Hans-Dirk Walter is presenting a one-day course on Rich Internet Applications at the ETH in Zurich, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Donald Kossmann and Prof. Dr. Gustavo Alonso this Friday.
Dierk König will be speaking in Denmark, the USA, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany in the next couple of months on Groovy, Grails and WebTest topics.
Canoo’s Dierk König is speaking at today’s Developer Day at the Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart / Germany on “Groovy: An agile dynamic language for the Java Platform“.
RIAs are taking on the scene with renewed force, you will find many players in this area, Groovy being one of them. For quite a while Groovy provided a simple yet powerful way to create Swing UIs, what was missing was the ability to create graphics in a similar way. GraphicsBuilder is to Java2D what SwingBuilder is to Swing, together they provide a foundation for doing RIA development with Groovy.
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