ZK is the most popular open source SourceForge Ajax web framework that enables rich user interface for web applications with no JavaScript and little programming. This firstPress book will cover the following:
Shows you how to use this simplest Ajax framework to write real-world responsive web applications
Covers ZKs more than 70 XUL and 80 XHTML rich GUI components
Authoritatively written by cofounder/lead of the ZK project
What you will learn
Perform Ajax development without the use of JavaScript.
Write your first ZK framework--based application: “Hello World!”
Augmenting with Eclipse IDE, build a more dynamic, responsive “Hello World!”application.
Use ZKs more than 70 XUL and 80 XHTML rich GUI components.
Explore megacomponents for Google Maps and more.
Build a real-world application such as a pet store by using ZK in the presentation tier and beyond.
Integrate and use ZK with other frameworks like Hibernate.
