Customization of ToCollege.net using current web frameworks..

[jebastan N]

Hi Jeff,

I have been reading your book Pro Web 2.0 GWT book & forums recently.
The technology & frameworks was covered in this project very nice & advanced (i.e. Spring , GWT, Security, GEARS, Hibernate & Maven) though it was written six years ago.
I want to customize ToCollege.net project with same app design concepts but using current technology/frameworks.
I am a java developer & learning new web technologies to focus on e-commerce related projects.
What are your recommendations for new frameworks or tools to apply in ToCollege.net ?

 

regards,

Jebastan.

[Jeff Dwyer]

Hi Jebastan,

Glad you're still getting value out of the book. 

If I were going to build tocollege.net today I would definitely do it in rubyonrails. Actually I just wrote up a piece about using Rails on my latest project: http://forcerank.it  The tech description is here http://blog.forcerank.it/blog/post-natal-part-3-technology-decisions

Java is great, but I think it does a much better job as a fast backend for API, if your project really requires it. I think https://dropwizard.github.io/dropwizard/ is really very nice for building APIs that need to perform well. 

On the front-end, I think backbone.js is good. I have not yet been sold that angular.js or ember is really a good idea, though I know some people like them.

Hope that helps,

-Jeff

[jebastan N]

Jeff Rocks!
Thank you very much for your time/recommendations.

I will understand ruby programming language before moving to rails web framework.
I wish you should write a book on rubyonrails in your style.

Regards,
Jebastan.