http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/ en-us 2006-03-24T15:02:00-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/03/comparing_webap_10.html Like Struts, WebWork is a framework that is fairly established within the J2EE webapp space although it's interesting that I've only ever come across two types of WebWork users - those that have never heard of it and those that love it. J2EE simongbrown 2006-03-24T15:02:00-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/03/comparing_webap_9.html Stripes is a relatively new web application framework that's been built with a couple of things in mind - simplicity and the adoption of new technology. simongbrown 2006-03-10T06:06:02-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/03/comparing_webap_8.html Guillermo Castro has posted a Wicket implementation of the webapp comparison that I started a while ago. It's an interesting read and the contrast with most page/request based webapp frameworks is amazing. J2EE simongbrown 2006-03-09T01:53:15-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/01/comparing_webap_7.html Struts is the grandaddy of Java webapp frameworks so it's fitting that we start our tour here. I think it's probably safe to say that Struts was the first model 2 (web MVC) framework to gain widespread adoption in the Java arena and to this day it's still used by many people. J2EE simongbrown 2006-01-26T09:48:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/01/comparing_webap_6.html For completeness, I wanted to show how the JSP pages from the JSTL version could be written using the JSP XML syntax. J2EE simongbrown 2006-01-12T02:49:12-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2006/01/comparing_webap_5.html It's been a while since the last blog entry, but let's continue our look at the webapp frameworks with another model 1 implementation, this time using the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL). J2EE simongbrown 2006-01-10T09:05:24-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/11/comparing_webap_4.html Before we dive into the frameworks, I want to drop back to basics to give some context behind why the frameworks exist and what benefits they provide. For this reason, let's look at a naive model 1 implementation of the sample application. If you're already familiar with the whole model 1 vs. model 2 thing, you might want to skip reading this particular entry. J2EE simongbrown 2005-11-23T11:42:13-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/11/comparing_webap_3.html Before we kick off our look at webapp frameworks, let's establish the domain model we're working with. J2EE simongbrown 2005-11-09T04:21:22-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/11/comparing_webap_1.html So, to compare webapp frameworks we need an example web application. J2EE simongbrown 2005-11-04T05:45:14-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/11/comparing_webap_2.html "Imho this is a complete waste of time and it will be another biased comparison without any real use whatshowever." So, why am I doing this? J2EE simongbrown 2005-11-03T11:59:54-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/11/comparing_webap.html Struts, WebWork, Stripes, Spring MVC, Wicket, Tapestry, JSF, etc, or even rolling your own. With so many J2EE web application frameworks to choose from, how do you decide which one to use? J2EE simongbrown 2005-11-02T12:21:32-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/09/the_java_posse_1.html After I wrote about the JavaCast being discontinued, Dick Wall got in contact to tell me about a new Java podcast that he was putting together. Community: Global Education and Learning Community simongbrown 2005-09-26T05:40:10-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/09/the_javacast.html Having just come back from holiday, I fired up iTunes hoping to get a new JavaCast that I could listen to on the way to work. Unfortunately, this wasn't going to be the case. Community: Global Education and Learning Community simongbrown 2005-09-19T15:04:08-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/07/i_have_servlets.html In "Got Servlets?", Greg is asking what we'd like to see in the next major revision of the Java Servlets specification. In no particular order, here are my initial thoughts. J2EE simongbrown 2005-07-14T21:07:30-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/simongbrown/archive/2005/05/j2se_50_updates_1.html Why aren't all J2SE 5.0 updates going to make it onto the java.com website? J2SE simongbrown 2005-05-04T06:57:22-08:00