August 2, 2005
Taking another look at JSF
"I'm convinced they're the way to go", said my colleague about JavaServer Faces.
"What if you didn't have a tool like Rational Application Developer (RAD) to drag and drop the JSF components?", I responded.
His level conviction was not the same. As we discussed this scenario, we agreed that there would be a less compelling case to use JSF rather than Struts if JSF-aware UI building tools like Page Designer in RAD were not available.
Still, after a hiatus of nearly a year, I've returned to take another look at JSF. On my laptop, on which I have Eclipse and MyEclipse installed, I'm working my way through Marty Hall's tutorial. And then, when I get a chance at work, I intend to follow Jeff Wilson's article on Developing Java Server Faces Applications in Rational Application Developer (RAD).
There's obviously alot of interest in JSF. As much as I am interested in other web frameworks such as Spring MVC and Tapestry, I think it is much more likely that JSF will achieve critical mass. But I suspect it will take a while for JSF to displace Struts.
Posted to Software Development by Keith PittyIt is very likely JSF will be widely accepted as the "Standard" framework. It might not be the best framework out there but the fragmentation of the J2EE web framework is getting annoying and that will drive JSF adoption.
Posted by: Low at August 2, 2005 12:16 PM