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Java, PHP, Flash or Rails? Choose the right technology for your Web 2.0 job! Masoud Kamali, Sebastian Meyen
Masoud Kamali CEO, S&S Media
Sebastian Meyen CCO, S&S Media
Germany Frankfurt/Main(Headquarter) Potsdam Munich India Bangalore Singapore Indonesia Jakarta USA San Francisco S&S Media: Offices
Who are you? • Techie? • Company? • Startup • SMB • Enterprise
Business Design Technology
Tech Requirements • Business Agility • Scalability • Connectivity
Technology Stacks • Java • Microsoft .NET • PHP • Perl • Python • Ruby / Rails
Java • Java = Programming Language • Java = Programming Platform • Languages: Java, Groovy, JRuby, Scala, Rhino, Fan, … • Compatibility Mantra – Big Emphasis on Standards
Java • „Strategic“ Open Source • Sun plays a central role (but the community could also work without them) • Java Friends: Oracle, SAP, IBM, HP, Red Hat, … • More Java Systems: Eclipse, Netbeans, Android
Java • References: All Fortune 1000 Companies worldwide
Requirement Check • Business Agility: • Scalability: • Connectivity:
Microsoft .NET • „Internal“ Compatibility is excellent • „External“? Microsofts Commitment to standards (but always loves its own products more than others) • Multiple Language Platform: VB, C#, ASP.NET, C++, …
Microsoft .NET • Always creating its own flavors • SaaS => S+S • Flash/RIA & Co. => Silverlight • Google, Salesforce, & Co. => Windows Live
Requirement Check • Business Agility • Scalability • Connectivity
PHP • „Grassroot“ Open Source • Community driven • Zend plays a central role (but the community could also work without them) • Dynamic Language
PHP • High number of Frameworks, Tools, Components • Content Management • Blogs, Wikis • Architecture Frameworks • References: Facebook, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Sixt Car Rental, …
Requirement Check • Business Agility • Scalability • Connectivity
Perl, Python • Perl is Old School – but still providing Web 2.0 virtues • Python – capable to adopt new technology paradigms • Dynamic Languages
Requirement Check • Business Agility • Scalability • Connectivity
Ruby/Rails • Newcomer • Dynamic Language • Ingenious concept (adopted by many others) • Convention over Configuration • DRY (Don‘t repeat yourself) • Community driven
Requirement Check • Business Agility • Scalability • Connectivity
User Interfaces / RIA • Ajax, JavaScript • Flash, Flex • Silverlight • JavaFX
Ajax & JavaScript • Runs (almost) everywhere • JavaScript is maturing these days • Frameworks, Libraries still not mature • The „real“ big Internet players love JavaScript
Flash, Flex • Flash Runtime almost on every machine • Mature technology • Designers love flash; programmers hate it • Flash combined with Flex is a real programming platform
Silverlight • Microsofts new baby • Mature technology? (Silverlight 2.0) • Targets both: • designers („Expression“) • programmers („Visual Studio“) • (Almost) platform independant (Firefox, Mac OS X) • Impressive references: NBA, Olympics
JavaFX • Sun Microsystems new baby • „Next Gen Java Applets“ • Not mature yet (Previews these days) • Targeting both: Designers and Programmers
More technology stuff • Mashups • Ad hoc integration • Web Services • Using the network • Amazon Web Services • SOA • The heawy weight approach • SaaS • Single Services or even application platforms
Architecture • Every technology needs to be architected • Ad hoc applications: • No Flexibility • No Extensibility • No Scalability
Agility • Communication between business people, designers, technologists is sometimes not easy • Agile Processes • Extreme Programming • Scrum • Crystal • Feature Driven Development
Open Source • Strategic vs. Grassroot • Freedom (Free beer vs. Freedom of speech) • Intellectual Property • Wikinomics
Resources • Open Source Software: http://ohloh.com • Job Trends: http:// indeed.com • Tech Trends: http:// tiobe.com • Agility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development • Wikinomics: http://www.wikinomics.com/book/