Vert.x + WebSocket + Cloud = Awesome Map Tracking HD

You have started to hear about microservices, evented async servers, and WebSocket. Now be prepared to jump in with Vert.x. This session presents a basic introduction to Vert.x and its architecture. The presenter spins up a Vert.x server in less than three minutes in the cloud and then shows how he built a WebSocket asset tracking application with Leaflet and a Vert.x back-end application. He builds an application that pushes real-time flight tracking data to all the browsers in the room. At the end of the session, you should be able to go home and start writing your own scalable, (a)synchronous, WebSocket-enabled map tracking application Author: Steven Pousty Steve is a Dad, Son, Partner, and PaaS Dust Spreader (aka developer evangelist) with OpenShift. He goes around and shows off all the great work the OpenShift engineers do. He can teach you about PaaS with Java, Python, PostgreSQL MongoDB, and some JavaScript. He has deep subject area expertise in GIS/Spatial, Statistics, and Ecology. He has spoken at over 50 conferences and done over 30 workshops including Monktoberfest, MongoNY, JavaOne, FOSS4G, CTIA, AjaxWorld, GeoWeb, Where2.0, and OSCON. Before OpenShift, Steve was a developer evangelist for LinkedIn, deCarta, and ESRI. Steve has a Ph.D. in Ecology from University of Connecticut. He likes building interesting applications and helping developers create great solutions. View more trainings by Steven Pousty at https://www.parleys.com/author/steven-pousty-2 Find more related tutorials at https://www.parleys.com/category/developer-training-tutorials