{"product_id":"9781782163831","title":"Instant FreeMarker Starter","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerating completed text documents by filling in blanks on a template is as old as printing, but this simple and straightforward approach to creating web pages and other computer-generated text using FreeMarker has only recently begun to gain popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstant FreeMarker Starter uses hands-on, real-world examples to show how to master its features, integrate with your web application framework, and effectively incorporate a template engine into your next enterprise project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide gets you started quickly, showing you how you can begin using FreeMarker in less than a dozen lines of code. From there, it covers key features and shows you how FreeMarker integrates with popular MVC frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core of the book walks you through the development of a program that generates a monthly newsletter from a complex data model. Along the way, you will learn strategies for organizing your FreeMarker logic in large enterprise projects. After covering the capabilities of FreeMarker, the book will show you how to integrate it with popular web application frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, the book will take your novice experience with FreeMarker to a level wherein you will create your own FreeMarker-based project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks.A simple Starter approach introducing new concepts and terms through the hands-on building of templates for Java APIs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a dynamic web developer or a Java-based apps developer new to FreeMarker, then this book will provide invaluable guidance to get your new project started on the right track. If you have started using FreeMarker and find it confusing or complicated, this book will be a guided tour that will show you how to conquer complexity and create a template-based view layer with an elegant architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is also aimed at those who have elementary web development skills and basic Java programming knowledge. Readers should also have a conceptual understanding of the MVC model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157704360176,"sku":"9781782163831","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782163831_p0.jpg?v=1763718118","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782163831","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}