JSF: A Wish List

Great but not perfect

Apr. 10, 2008 11:00 AM

JavaServer Faces (JSF) has seen increased momentum among enterprise Java developers ever since it was incorporated into Java EE 5.0 and became the standard framework for Java-based Web development. While some are just now taking their first steps with JSF, early adaptors have already discovered both the upside and downside of this framework. Some developers prefer to wait for the next major JSF release to get the problems ironed out, but others have implemented enhancements on top of JSF in various commercial and open source frameworks. With this in mind, let's construct a wish list of capabilities for the next major JSF version.

A Great Start
The original goal of JSF was to simplify Java-based Web development, and to a large degree it has done that. The component approach to UI development brought the simplicity that was missing from Java Web application development compared to the .NET offering from Microsoft. With a standard for component creation in place, component vendors quickly appeared followed by open source component efforts. Today JSF developers have a plethora of components to choose from when developing their user interfaces.

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About Shay Shmeltzer
A group manager for Oracle JDeveloper, Shay Shmeltzer has worked with Java specializing in Oracle JDeveloper and the Oracle ADF Framework, since 1999. Since 1993, he has applied his expertise at Oracle in the realm of development, consulting, sales, marketing and product management. Shay is a frequent speaker in events and workshops. His blog is at http://blogs.oracle.com/shay.

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