As we have explained in Chapter 1, the Backbase framework implements a set of XML markup languages for the purpose of developing web applications. In this section, we will give an overview of those markup languages that are used to develop the visual part of your web application.
Believe it or not, after reading just the first chapter you will have a sound background to start developing Backbase web applications. So far, you have seen how to:
Set up an application UI skeleton
Specify the namespace definitions needed
Put Backbase Tag Library widgets on the page
Interact with a widget through an event handler
The key insight into understanding how to develop web applications with the Backbase framework is that you will develop XHTML documents as before, using familiar XHTML syntax and technology. In addition to what you could use before, you have a set of XML markup languages available that use their own XML namespaces. Not only can you use the languages that Backbase has developed...