The Step-by-Step Guide to Building World-Class Portlet Solutions - Fast Portlet development traditionally has been difficult & time-consuming, requiring costly resources and specialized expertise in multiple technologies. IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory simplifies and accelerates portlet development, enabling developers to build world-class portlet solutions without in-depth knowledge of portal technology.Expert developer David Bowley walks you through several of today's most common portlet development scenarios, demonstrating how to create powerful, robust portlets quickly & cost-effectively. Each walkthrough contains all the step-by-step instructions, detailed guidance, fast answers, and working sample code you need to get tangible results immediately.The best resource available on WebSphere Portlet Factory, this bookreflects Bowley's unsurpassed experience constructing large enterprise portals. Bowley covers everything from back-end integration to user interface and AJAX techniques, helping you choose the right builder tool for each task, and define high-level instructions that generate superior code artifacts. His example projects are simple enough to understand easily, but sophisticated enough to be valuable in real-world development.This book will be indispensable to every developer who wants to succeed with WebSphere Portlet Factory, including Java, J2EE, and SOA developers at all levels of expertise, as well as Lotus Notes developers transitioning to WebSphere Portal.