Matt Raible is a J2EE consultant and developer living in Denver, Colorado, and the Spring and Web Frameworks Practice Leader for Virtuas. He has been developing Java Web applications since 1999 and is president of Raible Designs, Inc. He is also a member of the J2EE 5.0 Expert Group and hopes to help them make J2EE easier for developers. Matt is the author of Spring Live (SourceBeat Publishing).
Over the course of its life, the J2EE Web Tier has faced many challenges in
easing Web application development. While it's a scalable, enterprise-ready
platform, it isn't exactly developer-friendly. Particular challenges to Web
developers include the need for a standard Web framework, compatible
expression languages, and availability of components. Several Web frameworks
have been developed to resolve these issues, each with its own strengths and
weaknesses. This article discusses the unique challenges of the J2EE Web Tier
and how various technologies have attempted resolve them. By learning from
and competing with each other, these Web technologies play an important role
in pushing the limits of excellence to produce ever-higher standards of Web
application development.
Problem: Too Many Frameworks for J2EE
A plethora of frameworks is available for building Java-bas... (more)
Matt Raible is a J2EE consultant and developer living in Denver, Colorado, and the Spring and Web Frameworks Practice Leader for Virtuas. He has been developing Java Web applications since 1999 and is president of Raible Designs, Inc. He is also a member of the J2EE 5.0 Expert Group and hopes to help them make J2EE easier for developers. Matt is the author of Spring Live (SourceBeat Publishing).
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