JavaZone 2011 video online
September 20th, 2011 by dashorstMy presentation Introducing Apache Wicket I gave at JavaZone 2011 is available! Kudos to the JavaZone team for being so quick in publishing the presentations online!
Introducing Apache Wicket from JavaZone on Vimeo.
Apache Wicket Cookbook Is Published!
March 25th, 2011 by ivaynberg
For the past nine months I have been quietly working on a book about Wicket. Unlike other books on the market this one does not attempt to teach you Wicket from the ground up. Instead, it is for developers who already know the basics and want to learn how to implement some of the more advanced use cases. Essentially, it contains recipes that show the reader how to implement solutions to some of, what I think are, the most commonly asked questions and stumbling blocks. This morning I was informed that the book has been published! You can read more about it and pick up a copy on PACKT’s Site. I hope you enjoy it, more details below the break …
- UPDATE: Table of Contents added below the break.
- UPDATE: PACKT made Chapter 5 available as a free sample
Fosdem Wicket presentation
February 7th, 2011 by dashorstLast sunday I gave a 10am presentation at FOSDEM in Brussels. I hope I kept everyone awake. I promised to upload the slides so here they are. The presentation gives a short introduction to Apache Wicket, and then focuses on what’s new in Wicket 1.5
Enjoy!
FOSDEM interview
January 24th, 2011 by dashorstThe FOSDEM organization sent a couple of questions about me and Wicket prior to the FOSDEM 2011 conference. My answers are now online. Enjoy!
Wicket at FOSDEM 2011!
January 14th, 2011 by dashorstI will be speaking about Wicket and the upcoming 1.5 release at FOSDEM 2011. The line-up seems impressive. This will be the first time I’ll attend FOSDEM, or visit Brussels for that matter.
3 hours of Wicket available from parleys
December 6th, 2010 by dashorstRecently I gave a 3 hour university talk introducing Apache Wicket at the Devoxx conference in Antwerp, Belgium. The accompanying video website now hosts my talk available from: Introducing Apache Wicket (part 1) and Introducing Apache WIcket (part 2). It costs €79 for a year subscription, but it is worth the money in my opinion: you get access to all sessions for devoxx.
Basement coders meetup at JavaOne
September 20th, 2010 by dashorstTaken from the Wicket mailing list:
> Hey folks, The Basement Coders will be at JavaOne and doing
> a podcast right from the Mason street tent Tuesday at
> 10am! We would love to meet some Wicket peeps
> throughout the week!
London Wicket Event November 21st
November 4th, 2009 by dashorstSomething special is brewing in downtown London on Saturday, 21st November. jWeekend is organizing a very special event at the iconic Foyles Bookshop in central London.
Join core committers Matej, Alastair, Jeremy and Martijn together with WiQuery gurus Richard and Lionel for an afternoon of intellectual Wicketness.
Join us for some very interesting, high quality presentations and to chat with fellow Wicket users and developers at all levels. We’re expecting this to be another popular event and since places are limited book and confirm early if you can make it. Details and registration are at the usual place.
There is a cool little Jazz cafe at Foyles too, where there’ll be a live act (Femi Temowo) at 13:00 if you enjoy some Jazz guitar relaxation before your intellectual stimulation. They offer a decent range of food and drink there too.
I’ll be available to sign some books, so Bring Your Copy of Wicket in Action—or buy one in the store and have it signed!
Wicket Training at ApacheCon US 2009
July 7th, 2009 by jrthomersonI am very happy to announce that there will be a one day training course at the 2009 ApacheCon conference in Oakland, CA (USA). Before I tell you more about it, consider the following “top ten” list:
Top Ten Reasons You Should Attend ApacheCon US 2009:
10: Hacking is encouraged at the Apache Hackathon two day event.
9: Free beer! http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/ApacheConUS2009Program
8: Meet members of your favorite projects (i.e. me last year getting Martijn to sign my copy of Wicket in Action: see Martijn signing my book)
7: Free two day BarCamp
6: Free meetups three nights of the week
5: It’s always a good time to visit California: http://oaklandcvb.com/
4: Support the tenth anniversary of the Apache Software Foundation and the many other great projects that will be there.
3: Did I mention FREE BEER?
2: Two attendees in the class will receive FREE copies of Wicket in Action
1: WICKET TRAINING! (more info)
More details will be coming soon, but if you are looking to get your feet wet with Wicket, you should certainly start making plans now to attend the 2009 US ApacheCon, and the Wicket training class that will be held. Those who register early get discounts, too!
The class will consist of fast-moving explanations of core design principles, Wicket components, and “The Wicket Way”, and each section will be followed by a coding practice where you can put into use what you just learned. We will focus on laying a foundation – how to use Wicket, create pages, organize your application, and create a Wicket application.
We will cover the following:
- The fundamentals of Wicket
- Handling data / working with objects and models
- Standard components provided by framework
- Containers / Application / Session / Page
- Effective code reuse strategies
ApacheCon site: http://www.us.apachecon.com
November 2-6, 2009 in Oakland, CA. Classes will be held on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday will be for the conference sessions. The Wicket class will be held on Tuesday.
Follow ApacheCon on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apachecon
Wicket Paris Meetup was a blast!
May 4th, 2009 by dashorstI just returned from Paris where I was speaking (as the sole presenter!) at the Wicket meetup organized by Zenika. The event was really well organized (champagne before and after) and the audience was kind and attentive. I enjoyed the experience very much. Zenika ét tous qui étaient lá: merçi beaucoup!
Wicket presentation organized by Zenika
Just a couple of tips for folks travelling to Paris: the Thalys service is great. If you have an iPhone, purchase the Paris Metro application and finally avoid going to Paris on May 1st (everything is closed and the french are exercising their national pastime: protesting).
ps. with thanks to my dad who pointed out my bad french language skills…