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Mr. Neil Ford: Struts vs. Javaserver Faces

 
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I have used struts for several small web projects and have recently heard the buzz over Javaserver Faces. Does you have any direct experience between the two? I've heard the rumble that JSF is a bit easier to use on small projects.
[ February 10, 2004: Message edited by: Dale Yurk ]
 
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I have used struts for several small web projects and have recently heard the buzz over Javaserver Faces. Does you have any direct experience between the two? I've heard the rumble that JSF is a bit easier to use on small projects.


JSF will have a big impact on the Java Web Development world. I believe that JSF is probably easier for smaller projects, but I still prefer Struts. Easy isn't always better!
Small projects that perform useful work tend to not go away, and become big projects. What's easy now becomes a maintenance problem later.
 
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According to initial reviews of JSF(Java Server Faces) they are not full fledged yet with respect to what you want to achieve in a framework.
There is some comparision like JSF is like AWT(ie needs some more revisions before it gets to the status of SWING). So, many development teams probably will hold on before going ahead full-fledged with it.
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In general, from what I see, the fate of JSF will live or die based on the merits of the tools that support it. Development with JSF could potentially be easier but only with the addition of a solid suite of tools. Coding JSF by hand certainly looks to be much less appealing than using a framework like Struts or WebWork2 and JSP.
[ February 10, 2004: Message edited by: Chris Mathews ]
 
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