Hands-On Lab: Bootstrapping website development with Sling Models and HTL using Core Components

Creating a website with AEM is a lot easier when you do not need to start from a blank slate. The AEM Core WCM Components are starting bricks that will help you develop a website project with AEM very fast, removing a lot of the boilerplate code you would have otherwise. This hands-on lab will show you how to quickly create a website using Core Components, Maven and Java. We will start with a wireframe design and create a matching website using the latest technologies available in AEM: HTL, Sling Models, AEM Core WCM Components, editable templates, content policies.

Prerequisites:

• Intermediate-level experience developing AEM Sites solutions
• Java and Maven experience
• Your own computer running:
• Java 8
• Maven 3.5+ with proper configuration for developing AEM projects
• Your IDE/editor of choice
• A (clean) running AEM 6.4 instance with no sample content

The lab will include:

• a short presentation of the technologies we are going to use
• a guided tutorial for setting up the environment and building the basic structure of the website using out-of-the-box Core Components
• a guided tutorial for customising the components and applying the provided design
• a Q&A session in the end