Wicket is an excellent component based framework for developing web 
apps in Java. In this 2 hours presentation you will get a chance to 
write a couple of simple wickets applications, and look at some of the 
key features of wicket. The presentation is hands on so bring your 
laptop if you want to type and run code. Some of the key questions 
this presentation will answer are

 1. What is wicket?
 2. What is a component based framework and how are component based 
frameworks different than action based frameworks.
 3. Differences between Wicket and JSF
 4. Some of the key features of wicket

Adib will also be able to answer and further questions about Wicket.

Adib Saikali is the founder of Programming Mastery Inc. a software 
development consulting and training company. Since founding 
Programming Mastery Adib has trained & mentored hundreds of developers 
at organizations throughout Canada, USA and Europe. Adib has 
contributed his work as a technical author to many publications such 
as Oracle Magazine, and has also spoken at several industry 
conferences including JavaOne. His vast technical knowledge and 
project experience combined with his ability to identify, research and 
educate others allow him to create effective training and mentoring 
solutions to propel his clients forward. Adib holds a Bachelor of 
Mathematics from University of Waterloo.

Location
BCIT Downtown campus

555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V5K 0A1

We'll be in the Atrium on the 8th Floor, the top of the building, south of the elevators, turn right, take the right wing from the elevator, go to the end.


You may want to visit the Wicket site, wicket.apache.org, and download Wicket to your laptop before you come to the meeting.

See you there.