RIFE is a full-stack, open-source Java web application framework, offering fast results with the promise of maintainability and code clarity. While many are attracted to RIFE for the productivity gains it offers, the framework actively tries to solve difficult problems with creative solutions that combine power and flexibility with comfortability.

I created a series of six video tutorials with audio explanations that demonstrate what the development process with RIFE is like.

They cover the following topics:

• RIFE/Crud
  (13 min 15 sec, 9.94MB)
  
  Demonstration that creates a categorized newsitem management application with RIFE/Crud.
  
  
• Basics
  (10 min 50 sec, 7.52MB)
  
  Demonstration of a custom element implementation that provides a very basic order checkout. This will be fine-tuned in later demos.
  
  
• Continuations
  (5 min 31 sec, 4.48MB)
  
  Demonstration of how continuations can be used for flow control. The simplistic single-page order checkout process of demo 2 will be split up into a wizard in this demonstration.
  
  
• Step-back continuations & debugging
  (5 min 21 sec, 4.35MB)
  
  Demonstration of how step-back continuations can be used to easily add back-button functionality to forms. The second part of this demo clearly illustrates how easy it is to debug continuations and that the power of your regular Java tools is available to inspect your web application flows.
  
  
• Database
  (2 min 33 sec, 1.95MB)
  
  Demonstration of how to add basic database storage of the orders that have been submitted through the checkout process of the previous demo.
  
  
• Components
  (2 min 47 sec, 2.28MB)
  
  Demonstration to show that RIFE elements are stateful components. The order checkout process of the previous demonstration will be embedded several times inside the view of the jumpstart homepage. Each instance will continue to function independently.
  
  

If you want to get a quick overview of some of RIFE's benefits or if you want to get more information about a particular topic that you don't master yet, these demos should be an excellent resource.