Java Web FrameworksJava Web FrameworksA Panel DiscussionA Panel Discussion

Panelists

Eelco Hillenius

George Smith

Nimret Sandhu

Will Iverson (moderating)

How Did We Get Here?

 

Graphic: Matt Raible

Goals To Consider

Target?Search Engine Optimization?Rich Desktop Client?Basic Enterprise CRUD?Mobile Devices (iPhone?)Server Load

What about Plugin/Rich Frameworks e.g. WebStart, Flex?Support/BugsHTML5Mobile Support (e.g. Windows Mobile, iPad & Flash)

Programming Concerns

Programming Model

Pure Java (e.g. Echo2)

Java Compiled To JavaScript (e.g. GWT)

JSP with Backing Objects (e.g. JSF)

MVC (e.g. Struts, Spring MVC)

MVC-plus-JavaScript (e.g. Struts/Spring w/JS Library)

Integrated Stack (e.g. Grails, Play)

Underlying Assumptions

Who is doing the design?  Who is doing development? 

Are they the same person or different people?

Frameworks Under Discussion

Main TopicsWicket (Eelco)GWT (George)Grails & Spring MVC (Nimret)

 Other FrameworksStruts, Spring MVCPlayZKJSF

Format (Audience Persuasion)

If you had to start a new project today, you would use...

Wicket, GWT, Struts, Spring MVC, GrailsOther

We will record the votes at the start and at the endYou can vote for more than one!

Winner is who has swayed the most peoplePrize is eternal fame and glory

(1-2 lines on SeaJUG.org)Save your statistical arguments for another time  ;)

Opening Topics

This framework ROCKs if you are trying to...

This framework is probably not your choice if...