Python. Gui. xCSS - OO CSS Framework. Express - Node.js Web Development Framework. Introduction to WEB4J: Web development for minimalists. As Java Web application frameworks have become more powerful and flexible, they've also become more complex. John O'Hanley's WEB4J framework in many ways flies in the face of this trend: it offers few customization options, but is easy to learn and work with.
Read on to learn about the unusual (and somewhat contrarian) development principles behind WEB4J. You'll also have the opportunity to test out the framework by building a feature for a sample Web application. For me, a good framework should be understandable by a goat -- or at least by the lower orders of primates. I don't like a framework that could effectively double as an IQ test. I like tools that make me say, "Oh, is that all there is? Is it really that simple? " When it comes to the development process, most tools should be pain-killers -- that is, they should address some sort of pain. Most Web applications are too complex -- and complex tools are, by definition, hard to learn and hard to use. What's different about WEB4J? Backbase Developer Network. Iowa. NOTICE: This site is OLD. The docs are still somewhat relevant, but the actual home is now .
Welcome to Iowa's home on the web. Here you will find a growing tutorial and API reference for Iowa, an object based framework for developing both web applications and dynamic web content using the Ruby programming language. The tutorial includes live demos of many of the code items and concepts presented. The tutorial assumes some knowledge of traditional web/HTML/cgi programming, as well as a familiarity with Ruby. The Iowa package itself can be downloaded at . New: There is an IRC channel for disucssing IOWA. New: At the bottom of each page in the Iowa section is a link that you may use to submit any comments or suggestions that you may have.