Monday April 07, 2008 06:00 PM
(America - Chicago)
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ThoughtWorks
Aon Center
200 E. Randolph
Chicago , IL 60601
25th Floor
(312) 373-1000
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Paul Pagel and James Suchy, from 8th light, will present on Rinda, a light messaging service based on Lisps’ Linda. Its tuplespace framework has been very beneficial for us to manage an enterprise application with many dependencies. To demonstrate the principles behind Rinda and techniques for using the framework, a fun exercise will be provided that will allow participants to compete against one another. Come ready to code!

AJAX has improved the user experience of web applications by allowing the user to proceed without being forced to wait for a web server to complete the full HTTP request/response cycle. But how do we handle potentially longer-running requests that may have external dependencies? One proven option is to use a lightweight messaging framework centered around Rinda. As more and more software applications move away from a traditional standalone application and move towards integration with other applications, large and complex web applications will inevitably grow more external dependencies. These dependencies can be managed through rinda and its tuplespace
framework.

Doors open at 6 PM for pizza and chat. The presentations begin at 6:30 PM.

After Hour Access

The building entrance on Randolph will be open. The security desk will have the names of all who RSVP’d and will let only those people in. Please RSVP by noon the day of the event. Use the first bank of elevators on your left to get up to 25. If you have difficulty or didn’t RSVP in time call 312-952-8560.

Food
Our kind sponsor, ThoughtWorks, will provide pizza and soda pop for your enjoyment.