What is the best web framework in Java for RAD development?
Preferably,actual Java web app and not just JVM.
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Hi
Its debatable but icefaces seems to be quite good and if you are a oracle shop then maybe Oracle ADF.
There is lot of traction Java Seam and Stripes too
regards Edwards
Edwards
2009-09-01 07:20:26
I dont think i would classify ADF as a RAD framework - it was a pain to use, and difficult to do anything customized. But i guess if you are looking for an oracle forms replacement, it works fine.
Chii
2009-09-01 11:04:01
Have you tried ADF in 11g ia m curious to know what problems you faced and i am surprised Icefaces did not get a mention in RAD framework
Edwards
2009-09-01 12:02:12
no i must say i havent tried it in 11g - i remember i was using 10g? its probably not ADF, but jdeveloper that caused my troubles.
Chii
2009-09-16 10:36:58
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RAD isn't hugely popular in the Java world, but the most "RAD" of the RAD tools is probablyGrails, which is essentially a Java port of Ruby on Rails.
skaffman
2009-09-01 07:24:00
although grails is technically not "java" in the sense of the question being asked.
Chii
2009-09-01 11:02:39
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Seam .... its JSF done right, you can develop in it faster than in any other framework.
01
2009-09-01 08:39:59
Citation, please. "faster than in any other framework" is entirely subjective unless you have data. I don't consider JSF to be "right" by any stretch. If you're interested in RIA user interfaces, it's hardly what anyone would want.
duffymo
2009-09-01 09:51:49
01
2009-09-01 10:37:20
Seam is very well integrated with JPA persistence and JBoss's dependency injection infrastructure. With another stack the usage is probably not so straightforward.
Timo Westkämper
2010-08-28 17:16:50
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I would recommend Appfuse (see http://appfuse.org/display/APF/AppFuse+QuickStart ) its a really good starting point for java (the language, not just jvm) web apps. Plus its a mishmash of the best of java web frameworks, all in one.
I'd say its the grails equivalent, but the language isnt groovy, but pure java.
Chii
2009-09-01 11:05:58
Isn't AppFuse a generator for an application skeleton? Once generated, how does it help you with RAD, if the deployment cycle is just as cumbersome as before?
skaffman
2009-09-01 11:08:28
in all situations, deployment is going to be the same - grails, spring-mvc, etc etc. By RAD, i mean you could rapidly get something up and running, without needing to do all the configuration/xml hell that you used to need to do.If you want a better answer, you need to clarify what you mean by RAD more specifically(RAD can mean different things under different contexts)
Chii
2009-09-01 11:14:02
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If you really want to develop a web application quickly try dinamica framework. Been using it for a little over 3 years. I've tried struts, icefaces and roma. They are all very good frameworks, but if I want something done very quickly without exerting too much effort, I always use dinamica.
doctorj
2009-10-22 01:09:30
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What about Hamlets?
Hamlets (previously known as IBM Servlet-based Content Creation Framework) is an open source system for generating dynamic web-pages developed by René Pawlitzek at IBM. A Hamlet is a servlet extension that reads XHTML template files containing presentation using SAX (the Simple API for XML) and dynamically adds content on the fly to those places in the template which are marked with special tags and IDs using a small set of callback functions. A template compiler can be used to accelerate Hamlets.
Hamlets provide an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand, lightweight, small-footprint, servlet-based content creation framework that facilitates the development of Web-based applications. The Hamlets framework not only supports but also enforces the complete separation of content and presentation. It is the result of a radical software simplification effort.
Prince of Denmark
2010-01-19 14:59:43
Dude, what you got there is by no stretch of imagination a "content creation framework". It's a template engine, one of dozens out there, and probably harder to use than most.
Michael Borgwardt
2010-01-19 15:14:15
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For RAD in Java, try Play Framework it is very easy to start.
Lightweight, Pure java, REST based and has Groovy based template engine. Has built-in modules for quickly build something. (Authentication, Admin CRUD, GAE, GWT support etc.)
Or you want big one, try Seam framework
Regards.
Seyhun
2010-01-21 00:45:45
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Although this thread is quite old I believe Wicket and Tapestry deserve to be mentioned. Both are component oriented Web frameworks and provide a very high abstraction layer for Web based Java app development.
Timo Westkämper
2010-08-28 17:12:38
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AribaWeb seems like a great RAD tool. check the videos at www.aribaweb.org. . However i have not used it because of poor documentation and nothing much has happened since the announcement of its opensourcing done on February 2009.
joshua
2010-09-08 07:58:50