There are two main approaches for generating reusable UI real estate. Firstly, the approach of "widgets", bundled in JARs and resources held in the webapp, and secondly the approach of "helpers", invoked across ClassLoader boundaries. We will contrast the merits of these strategies, and consider how best to enable "orchestratable components" in Sakai, that are capable of participating in richer workflows than "fire and forget". Or possibly, "fire and then come back here".
Schedule: Thursday Dec 7th, 2006 - 4.30-6.00 INTL B