Lift in Action: The Simply Functional Web Framework for Scala

DIVpbSummary/b/ppiLift in Action/i is a step-by-step exploration of the Lift framework. It moves through the subject quickly using carefully crafted, well-explained examples that make you comfortable from the start. This book is written for developers who are new to both Scala and Lift./p bAbout the Technology/bpLift is a Scala-based web framework designed for extremely interactive and engaging web applications. It's highly scalable, production-ready, and will run in any servlet container. And Lift's convention-over-configuration approach lets you avoid needless work./p bAbout this Book/bpiLift in Action/i is a step-by-step exploration of the Lift framework. It moves through the subject quickly using carefully crafted, well-explained examples that make you comfortable from the start. You'll follow an entertaining Travel Auction application that covers the core concepts and shows up architectural and development strategies. Handy appendixes offer a Scala crash course and guidance for setting up a good coding environment./ppThis book is written for developers who are new to both Scala and Lift and covers just enough Scala to get you started./p bWhat's Inside/bulliComplete coverage of the Lift framework/li liSecurity, maintainability, and performance/li liIntegration and scaling/li liCovers Lift 2.x/li/ulp========================================​====/p bTable of Contents/bolh5PART 1 GETTING STARTED/h5 liIntroducing Lift/li liHello Lift/li h5PART 2 APPLICATION TUTORIAL/h5 liThe auction application/li liCustomers, auctions, and bidding/li liShopping basket and checkout/li h5PART 3 LIFT IN DETAIL/h5 liCommon tasks with Lift WebKit/li liSiteMap and access control/li liHTTP in Lift/li liAJAX, wiring, and Comet/li liPersistence with Mapper/li liPersistence with Record/li/ol/div