Stephan Richter

Zope 3: Component Architecture with a Twist

In Autumn 2001, the development of Zope 3 began. It is a complete rewrite of the Zope Application Server that has many new technologies in it. This talk will be aimed at developers as well as Zope users (high-level developers) to introduce them to the new concepts.

In Zope 3, a distinct component architecture was modelled that allows pieces to work independently. In my talk I will introduce the components, namely Services, Utilities, Adapters, Views and Content objects and describe how they can be created and used. Furthermore I like to discuss how Zope 3 solves some of the most common Web issues, such as HTML Page Templates, HTML Forms, Internationalization, and RDB Access.

If there is a need for me to elaborate on further common issues, please let me know and I will incorporate them into my talk. Unfortunately, at this point I cannot say more, simply because many of the parts for Zope 3 are not developed yet, but will be done by end of May, just ready for Linux 2002!