In Java Today, the Beans Binding project, which is developing both the spec and implementation of JSR-295, is making a major change of course by eliminating the required use of the the JSP Expression Language (EL). in a message to the beansbinding developer list, Shannon Hickey proposes a new API to bind properties together. "We all know the two current hot problems with JSR 295: the EL requirement, and the use of ad-hoc parameters rather than subclasses. [...] This is a proposal for resolving these issues, and a request for comments."

Continuing a series from earlier this year, Hibernate creator Gavin King has posted two more installments in his Java EE 6 Wish List series. Part II focuses on JSF. "I'm a fan of JSF, not because JSF is by any means perfect, but because I like the overall architecture, and judge its warts and limitations to be more "fixable" than those of other Web Framworks I've used." He calls for asynchronous partial submits and renders, an annotation-based programming model, improved orchestration and error handling, an enhanced lifecycle for non-faces requests, and more. In Part III, he turns his attention to the Expression Language (EL). "While a lot of effort was put into designing the Java-level APIs for working with Unified EL, the expression language itself hasn't changed much since the earliest days of JSP. It is now well past time for some new features."

Heard enough of REST vs. WS-*? David Chappell's blog declares the war over, citing REST adoption by the already WS-inclined Sun and Microsoft. "The war ended in a truce rather than crushing victory for one side--it's Korea, not World War II. The now-obvious truth is that both technologies have value, and both will be used going forward." Elliotte Rusty Harold stretches this analogy in North and South: "That's a nice analogy. Take it one step further though. WS-* is North Korea and REST is South Korea. While REST will go on to become an economic powerhouse with steadily increasing standards of living for all its citizens, WS-* is doomed to sixty+ years of starvation, poverty, tyranny, and defections..."