Category: <span>Software Architecture</span>

Migrating a Struts/Java E-Mail Application to Lift/Scala

This video reports decisions and experiences in migrating a Java application to Lift/Scala. The topics covered are: The Mapper OR-Mapping framework; Problems in separating user interface from business logic; Comparison with JPA and Hibernate; How to get quickly an application without scaffolding; Configuring Lift by the LiftRules and S objects; …

Polyglot Persistence for Java Developers

Relational databases have long been considered the one true way to persist enterprise data. But today, NoSQL databases are emerging as a viable alternative for many applications. They can simplify the persistence of complex data models and offer significantly better scalability, and performance. But using NoSQL databases is very different …