I just want to re-iterate that I think the team is awesome. That cannot be said with too much emphasis.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Amarjeet Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Fantastic! You people are one hell of a lot :) > > Regards > > Amarjeet > > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Bjarte S. Karlsen < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Congrats to the lift team. This is awesome news! >> Epic win! >> >> Bjartek >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Charles F. Munat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Damn. We said some cool things about Lift. >>> >>> Best part: it's all true. >>> >>> Happy birthday, Lift! >>> >>> Chas. >>> >>> David Pollak wrote: >>> > Two years ago, today, I launched >>> > < >>> http://blog.lostlake.org/index.php?/archives/43-Announcing-the-lift-web-framework-version-0.1.0.html >>> > >>> > the Lift Web Framework as an open source project. Wow... it's been a >>> > long and fun experience... and today the dozen plus Lift committers and >>> > the whole Lift community together are releasing Lift 1.0. >>> > >>> > Lift is an expressive elegant web framework based on the Scala >>> > <http://scala-lang.org/> programming language and released under an an >>> > Apache 2.0 license. Lift provides developers the best way to build >>> > interactive, high performance web applications. Lift based >>> applications >>> > are deployed as WAR files into J2EE containers such as Jetty, Tomcat, >>> > and WebLogic. Lift based applications are high performance and can >>> make >>> > use of your existing Java libraries. >>> > >>> > I could wax on for hours about: >>> > >>> > * Lift's Comet and Ajax support which allows you to build real-time >>> > interactive applications >>> > * Lift's concise code allowing developer productivity normally >>> > associated with Rails and TurboGears >>> > * Lift's high performance and scalability >>> > * Lift's built-in support for REST and other web services >>> > * Lift's use of Scala's type-safety so your tests can focus on >>> > business logic >>> > >>> > But, that's not the most impressive thing about Lift. Lift is powered >>> > by a community of committers and users that cares about building tools >>> > for building great web apps. Lift is impressive because of the people >>> > who use, drive, enhance and exchange ideas about Lift. The Lift >>> > community is a warm, welcoming place for people of all backgrounds. >>> The >>> > Lift community and Lift committers strive to learn from others and roll >>> > that learning into Lift and their own projects. That's my take on what >>> > makes Lift great, but let's hear what other have to say about Lift: >>> > >>> > The interest and excitement about Scala continues to grow. It's >>> > great to see Lift reaching the 1.0 milestone as this is a proof >>> > point for the maturity of Scala as a software platform. >>> > Martin Odersky <http://lamp.epfl.ch/%7Eodersky/>, ACM Fellow, >>> Father >>> > of Scala >>> > >>> > >>> > Lift is the only new framework in the last four years to offer >>> fresh >>> > and innovative approaches to web development. It's not just some >>> > incremental improvements over the status quo, it redefines the >>> state >>> > of the art. If you are a web developer, you should learn Lift. Even >>> > if you don't wind up using it everyday, it will change the way you >>> > approach web applications. >>> > Michael Galpin >>> > < >>> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-ag-lift/#author >>> >, >>> > Developer, eBay >>> > >>> > >>> > The slight added complexity of static typing is more than offset by >>> > the performance, scalability, and the benefits of type safety. Lift >>> > is maturing rapidly and has already proven itself many times over, >>> > and it will only get better. >>> > >>> > As much as I liked Ruby and Rails, I like Scala and Lift better. >>> > After more than two years of developing software in Ruby/Rails, >>> > we've shifted all our development efforts to Scala/Lift. And we are >>> > not looking back. >>> > Charles Munat, Lightsource Interactive >>> > <http://lightsourceinteractive.com/> >>> > >>> > >>> > Lift's excellent 'Comet made easy' philosophy made it an absolute >>> > no-brainer as the choice of framework for the Apache ESME project. >>> > Additionally, the fact that Lift-based applications run unchanged >>> on >>> > the SAP's NetWeaver CE Java application server makes this an >>> > intriguing approach for enterprise applications in the SAP world. >>> > Darren Hague, SAP Mentor, ESME <http://blog.esme.us/> team lead >>> > >>> > >>> > When I decided to put Innovation Games <http://buyafeature.com/>® >>> > online, I knew that I couldn't afford a massive development effort. >>> > I needed a small, sharp team who could leverage best-in-class tools >>> > to help us solve the problems we knew that we'd have to solve in >>> > creating a new kind of collaborative gaming experience on the web. >>> > David suggested Lift and Scala and initial testing proved that we >>> > could realize the developer efficiency and backend scalability that >>> > we felt was required to efficiently support thousands of >>> > simultaneous games. We're now very comfortable with Lift and Scala >>> > and are pleased with how the solution framework continues to evolve >>> > to meet our needs. While we've used lift to push the boundaries of >>> > interactive web design, I strongly recommend anyone who wants to >>> > build a compelling web experience using an elegant framework to >>> > consider using Lift. >>> > Luke Hohmann, CEO, Enthiosys <http://enthiosys.com/> >>> > >>> > >>> > If you're looking for a web framework on a strongly typed >>> functional >>> > language and the JVM, Lift is the only game in town. Oh, and it >>> just >>> > works, too. >>> > L.G. Meredith, Managing Partner, Biosimilarity LLC >>> > >>> > >>> > For me it's mainly because Lift represents collective web wisdom - >>> > all lessons learned and new to be discovered. >>> > Viktor Klang >>> > >>> > >>> > I find Lift a very solid piece of software very well designed and >>> > written. It is the result of many years of experience of many >>> > people. I believe in Lift's utility when developing not only >>> > compelling web applications but also other server side applications >>> > sitting on top of HTTP stack. I would choose Lift over any other >>> web >>> > framework out there without blinking. >>> > Marius Danciu >>> > >>> > >>> > Lift is like a breath of fresh air: concise, elegant and robust - >>> > all on my existing Java infrastructure... >>> > >>> > Lift stands on the shoulders of giants, learns from their mistakes >>> > and adds a whole new dimension to web application development. >>> > >>> > Irrespective of the technology, what makes Lift really special is >>> > the community - well read, intelligent and welcoming. >>> > Tim Perrett >>> > >>> > >>> > Lift combines simplicity, flexibility and power better than any >>> > other web framework in my experience. >>> > Derek Chen-Becker >>> > >>> > >>> > Lift allows a single person to accomplish what would have >>> previously >>> > taken an entire team. >>> > Tyler Weir >>> > >>> > You can get started with Lift <http://liftweb.net/> or join the Lift >>> > community <http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en> right now. >>> > But, it's time for me to thank a whole bunch of folks that led to Lift >>> > and keep Lift going: >>> > >>> > * The Lift committers who are a totally awesome group of folks that >>> > I'm honored to work with. >>> > * The Lift community as a whole. >>> > * Dani, Jon and Brion for doing the SmartMode thing back in >>> > 2000-2001. SmartMode inspired Lift. >>> > * Martin Odersky, Lex Spoon, Burak Emir, Philipp Haller and the >>> > other awesome people that build Scala and the Scala community. >>> > * Jamie and Jon who, along with Burak, taught me Scala. >>> > * The Scala community as a whole which is a great place. >>> > * Roger Rohrbach <http://ecstatic.com/> for the name Lift and the >>> > rest of the Gabblists for a lot of support and feedback. >>> > * Matthew and Walt for taking the first chance with Lift and >>> helping >>> > me understand how to teach Scala. >>> > * Tim O'Reilly for raising awareness >>> > <http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/05/liftscala-for-w.html> >>> > about Lift. >>> > * Luke Hohmann <http://enthiosys.com/> for betting Buy a Feature >>> > <http://buyafeature.com/> on me and Lift. >>> > * SteveJ, Jorge, and DavidB for being the early committers and the >>> > guys that turned Lift from my project into the community's >>> project. >>> > * Aaron Williams for the putting Buy a Feature into SAP's >>> > Collaboration Workspace <https://cw.sdn.sap.com/index.jspa>. >>> > * Lee Mighdoll for making repeated bets on me and Lift, not to >>> > mention crafting the phrase "expressive elegant web framework". >>> > * Kaliya who builds the best communities. >>> > * Jack, an awesome CEO, for reminding me what focused leadership >>> means. >>> > * Darren and Dick for choosing Lift for ESME and for including me >>> in >>> > the ESME project. >>> > * The whole ESME team for exposing 10,000+ SAP developers to a Lift >>> > application at three DemoJams. >>> > * Greg who keeps on asking me the hard questions that drive Lift in >>> > a more functional direction. >>> > * Debby who has been herding the Lift project towards 1.0. >>> > * My wife and father and kids who provide(d) the tools for taking >>> > the risks of thinking beyond the norm. >>> > >>> > Lift is 1.0. Lift is ready and able to power your interactive web >>> > applications. The Lift community is waiting to welcome you, your >>> > questions and your feedback. Please join us. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net >>> > Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 >>> > Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp >>> > Git some: http://github.com/dpp >>> > >>> > > >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bjarte Stien Karlsen >> Ronatoppen 6a, 4638 Kristiansand >> 95219547 >> MSN: [email protected] >> >> >> > > > -- > Amarjeet Singh > Phone: +91-98712-76661 > > > > > > -- Viktor Klang Senior Systems Analyst --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. 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