ZK is the most popular open source SourceForge Ajax web framework that enables rich user interface for web applications with no JavaScript and little programming. This firstPress book will cover the following:

* Shows you how to use this simplest Ajax framework to write real-world responsive web applications
* Covers ZK's more than 70 XUL and 80 XHTML rich GUI components
* Authoritatively written by cofounder/lead of the ZK project

What you'll learn

* Perform Ajax development without the use of JavaScript.
* Write your first ZK framework — based application: “Hello World!”
* Augmenting with Eclipse IDE, build a more dynamic, responsive “Hello World!”application.
* Use ZK's more than 70 XUL and 80 XHTML rich GUI components.
* Explore megacomponents for Google Maps and more.
* Build a real-world application such as a pet store by using ZK in the presentation tier and beyond.
* Integrate and use ZK with other frameworks like Hibernate.