Joonas Javanainen Software developer, runs Jawsy Solutions 7 years programming experience Career mostly involved with JVM-based languages (Java, Scala) but also experienced in dynamic (PHP, Python, Ruby) and C/C++ programming Favourite programming language is Scala, also interested in functional programming languages such as Haskell, Erlang and Clojure Q: How many years have you been using [...]

Stefano Bianchi Research Team Leader, Research & Innovation Division at Softeco Sismat Obtained Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering from the University of Genoa in 2002 10 years experience in EC-funded/national/regional research & innovation projects Projects are mainly semantic-based knowledge and content management in advanced Java-based technology web applications (J2EE, JSP/Servlet, JSF, Ajax RIA) Q: Firstly, please [...]

In ZK 6 RC, we introduced various new features including ZK Bind, Generic enhancements, jQuery & CSS3 style server-side selectors, advanced templates etc. Thanks to the enthusiastic response and feedback from the community, as of the release of ZK 6 RC2, we are able to make some changes to suit and serve the needs of [...]

Time is ticking away and the 3 user groups are nearly upon us so it time to release the agenda. Just a note that even though the designated time for finishing is 6pm, I will be around after that time for as long as I can to take any questions anyone has. I am really [...]

Hello Everyone, When you feel the chill in the air, the time of the year has arrived again; ZK is now 6 years old. For the past 6 years, we have been able to steadily improve ourselves bringing ZK framework to reach higher stability, accessibility and usability thanks to the huge support and effort contributed [...]

This blog post is the third in a series which introduces more new features of ZK 6. For the main features please click here. In ZK 6.0, we introduce a new simple feature on Datebox and Timebox: with a javascript handler specified in zk.xml, you can provide text shortcuts on date and time input. Here [...]

This blog post is the second in a series which introduces more new features of ZK 6. For the main features please click here. One of the best user driven features in the upcoming release of ZK 6.0 RC is the navigation of the “Menubar” using the “KeyStroke” method making it more user friendly. The [...]

Dr.Chanwit Kaewkasi Software Engineer, Creator of ZKGrails & Lecturer at Suranaree University of Technology. 19+ years experiences in software writing Obtained PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Manchester in 2010 Indulged in the research of virtual machine development, compiler and programming languages and software framework development in recent years Q: Firstly, please [...]

I couldn’t believe it when I looked at my calendar but it is time for me to head back to the UK to visit family and friends. Due to the highly successful London user group last year we have decided to extend it to Germany. There was an overwhelming demand from Germany and thus we [...]

This blog post is the first of a series which introduces more new features of ZK 6. For the main features please click here. ZK 6 has another brand new ZK component – “combobutton” which is effective in providing multi-function button enabling the developer to provide the user with one click actions as well as [...]