1. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld Presented by: Maciej Mensfeld Web applications – what & why? maciej@mensfeld.pl dev.mensfeld.pl github.com/mensfeld senior ruby developer@wordwatch senior ruby developer@furioustribe

2. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld Please… …ask me to slow down, if I speak to quickly; …ask me again, if I forget; …ask questions, if anything i say is not clear; …feel free to share your own observations Web applications – what & why?

3. Maciej Mensfeld What is a web application? A web application is an application that is accessed by users over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser- supported programming language (such as JavaScript, combined with a browser-rendered markup language like HTML) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.

4. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld What is a web application? Web apps are just like their users Web apps are alive! Web apps evolve! Web apps do things!

5. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld How does it work? Database Web app

6. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld Why do we build web apps? So people can do their jobs without worrying about IT stuff Web-based software is safer Everything together in one place Users are always using the latest and greatest Users can work from home, work, or on the road There’s nothing to install, ever

7. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld Web apps solve problems!

8. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld Where are we heading? No one knows :( It all evolves so quickly! But it’s a good thing!

9. Web applications – what & why? Maciej Mensfeld THX Presented by: Maciej Mensfeld maciej@mensfeld.pl dev.mensfeld.pl github.com/mensfeld