Dapper Founders to Speak on Functional Mashups, Web as a
Database, Synthesizing Data from the Web
Great Indian Developer Summit 2009
Indias Biggest Gathering of Software Developers
Bangalore, November 19, 2008: Today's
Web is nothing like a database, but it has potential. As it becomes more and
more structured, a variety of opportunities arise. Many companies are working
on causing a major shift in the way the Web works, from Yahoo!'s SearchMonkey
to Dapper, making it ever more like a database. Dapper Founders Jon Aizen and
Eran Shir are coming back this summer to India's biggest summit for the
developer ecosystem - Great Indian Developer Summit
(http://www.developersummit.com/) to explore and disseminate the possibilities
that arise from structured access to the Web - both things that have been done
and things that are to come. They will, for example, discuss vertical search
engines, dynamic advertising solutions, and information worker tools, and
potential new uses of web data as well. Jon and Eran will also be addressing a
novel concept: building an application by gluing together services and
functionality that exist on the web as well as conducting a hands-on workshop
on synthesizing data from the Web.
Jon and Eran will also be addressing a novel concept:
building an application by gluing together services and functionality that
exist on the web. Imagine MS Word with a built-in translation function from
Google's Translate service, storage of files on Amazon's S3, spell checking and
thesaurus from Miriam Webster online, and image conversion using online tools.
In this fashion, they will demonstrate how an entire application can be built
using existing code. This is a true and deep extension of the mashup concept,
but applied at a more application-feature level.
Dapper founder will also delve into the brass tacks on
creating mashups by showing attendees hands-on how to build a working
application that brings content in from various sources on the web. Topics will
include XML parsing, JSON, RSS, YQL, caching, and best practices for obtaining
data. Various platforms and tools will be shown, including Dapper and Yahoo!
Pipes.
About Great Indian Developer Summit
Great Indian Developer Summit, produced by Saltmarch Media
(http://www.saltmarch.com/) is the biggest gathering of software developers
from Java/J2EE, Microsoft computing technologies, Rich Internet Applications
(RIA), Web 2.0, Ajax, Agile, SOA, and Enterprise IT. For both veterans and
newcomers to the world of .NET, Java, and the Rich Web, the Great Indian
Developer Summit provides participants with a well-balanced learning experience
that guaranteed they went back with a richer understanding of the technologies
that make a difference to their careers. See the GIDS 2008 Red Stripe Report:
http://www.developersummit.com/2008/report/pdf/Red_Stripe_Report-GIDS08.zip
Over 3000 qualified and talented delegates - Source,
attended GIDS 2008: The Hindu - Monday, 26 May 2008
(http://www.developersummit.com/2008/report/postPress.html). With outstanding
educational sessions, powerhouse speakers, a high-profile award ceremony, GIDS
2009 will feature premium knowledge, action plans and advise from
been-there-done-it veterans, creators, and visionaries.
For further information on GIDS 2009, please visit the
summit on the web http://www.developersummit.com/
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