About the Author

Anghel Leonard is a senior Java developer with more than 12 years of experience in Java SE, Java EE, and the related frameworks. He has written and published more than 20 articles and 100 tips and tricks about Java technology. Also, he has written two books about XML and Java (one for beginners and one for advanced users) and another book for Packt Publishing, named JBoss Tools 3 Developer Guide. In this time, he has developed web applications using the latest technologies out in the market. In the past two years, he has focused on developing RIA projects for GIS fields. He is interested in bringing as much desktop to the Web as possible; as a result GIS applications present a real challenge to him.