Use IBM WebSphere sMash to Rapidly Deliver Scalable, Flexible Web 2.0 Applications ย With the radically new IBM WebSphere sMash and the Project Zero platform, itโs far easier to develop, assemble, and run applications and mashups that align tightly with SOA enterprise infrastructures. Getting Started with IBM WebSphere sMash covers all aspects of architecting, designing, and developing solutions with these breakthrough technologies. ย Authored by three IBM leading sMash experts, this practical tutorial shows how to create state-of-the-art web applications far more rapidly than you ever could with traditional Java or .NET enterprise platforms. ย As you walk through sample projects based on real-life scenarios, youโll master both basic and advanced sMash features, ranging from request handling to event processing, database access to security. Youโll also learn agile best practices for consistently writing better web applications, delivering them sooner, and getting more value from them. ย Coverage includes โข Installing and configuring IBM WebSphere sMash, and choosing your development environment โข Creating handlers to efficiently service all types of requests โข Understanding sMashโs โconvention over configurationโ approach, and knowing when to override convention โข Rendering responses that include visual content, data, and other resources โข Connecting with databases via Project Zeroโs powerful data access API โข Using sMashโs security model to protect inbound and outbound connections โข Building more flexible applications with sMashโs sophisticated event processing โข Extending sMash development to non-programmers with Assemble Flow โข Programming client-side code with the Dojo Toolkit โข Taking advantage of sMashโs PHP support ย