eXist-db Development and Performance Training Course

Application development in XQuery

• We will guide you through a number of concrete application examples to show you how to:
• Quickly prototype a web application in XQuery
• Choose an application structure
• Use the right tools for application development (eXide, oXygen, WebDAV)
• Use and write function libraries and extension modules
• Set up indexes, URL rewriting, external resources
• Package and deploy your application

• Performance optimisation and making an application production ready:
• Understanding the basics of query execution and optimisation in eXist-db
• Characteristics of the different index types and their use
• Performance analysis, profiling
• Tuning indexes and database settings
• Optimising for concurrency
• You can contribute your own use cases for discussion or as an example which can can be worked through together during the day.