WebSphere

Title:

Project Zero - Zero complexity, Zero overhead.

Stream:

WebSphere Product Update & Directions (1)

Speakers:

Jason R McGee

Abstract:

This talk will provide a detailed view into a new platform IBM is building that is optimized for time and simplicity. This new platform allows you to build modern web applications easily and quickly with an event-driven, scripting centric programming model and an optimized runtime. This talk will provide an overview of the project and a detailed look at the programming model, including samples and demos. We will also discuss a new form of commerical software development being used with this project. To read up before the talk, check out www.projectzero.org.

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Bio:

Jason R McGee:

Jason R McGee, IBM Distinguished Engineer; Chief Architect, WebSphere XD and Project Zero; Director, WebSphere Advanced Technologies: <br>\nJason is a senior architect on the WebSphere Foundation Architecture Board and an associate member of the IBM Software Group Architecture Board. Previously, Jason was the Chief Architect of the Base and Network Deployment versions of WebSphere Application Server.Jason serves as the WebSphere Advanced Technology Manager, responsible for productize new technologies into the WebSphere platform.\n<br><br>\nJason joined IBM in 1997 and has been a member of the WebSphere Application Server product since its inception. He helped to define the concepts of Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) for processing Web presentation logic on the server and has been instrumental in leading those parts of the J2EE specification for IBM. Jason was responsible for the design and implementation of the Web Container in WebSphere Application Server. Mr. McGee has been heavily involved in leading the architecture for key parts of the WebSphere Application Server, including the server runtime and the XML-based systems management architecture. Jason graduated with a B.S. degree in computer engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995.