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Build Web apps with ThinWire and Java code, Part 4: Write a template class

Learn how to write a template class that defines a common Web page layout.

Professor Richard G Baldwin (baldwin@dickbaldwin.com), Professor of Computer Science, Austin Community College

Richard Baldwin is a college professor (at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas) and private consultant whose primary focus is a combination of Java, C#, and XML programmin. With 32 years of industry experience and 12 years of teaching experience, he has concentrated on teaching a full load of Java and OOP programming classes since 1997.

Richard has participated in numerous consulting projects and frequently provides onsite training at the high-tech companies located in and around Austin. He is the author of Baldwin's Programming Tutorials, which have gained a worldwide following among experienced and aspiring programmers.

In addition to his programming expertise, Richard has many years of practical experience in Digital Signal Processing (DSP). He began his career doing DSP in the Seismic Research Department of Texas Instruments. In the following years, he applied his programming and DSP expertise to other interesting areas, including sonar and underwater acoustics.

Richard holds an MSEE degree from Southern Methodist University and has many years of experience in the application of computer technology to real-world problems.

Summary: ThinWire is an open source development framework that lets you build Web applications that look and feel like desktop applications. This five-part series explores how to develop rich Web applications using ThinWire and Java™ programming. In this installation, learn how to write a template class that defines one of the most commonly used Web page layouts.

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Date: 13 Mar 2007
Level: Intermediate
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Online demo from this tutorial
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 3: Styling Support"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 3: Styling Support"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 2: Using the SplitLayout Class"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 2: Using the SplitLayout Class"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Developing Ajax Web Applications using ThinWire and Java"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Developing Ajax Web Applications using ThinWire and Java"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Developing Ajax Web Applications using ThinWire and Java"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 1: Web App Layout Management"
Online demo from earlier tutorial titled "Part 1: Web App Layout Management"