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Seam versus Spring Web Flow part 1
This is the first of a four part series comparing Seam and Spring Web Flow (SWF) from different aspects, primarily with respect to building web based CRUD applications. It includes writing a simple but fairly complete application using both frameworks and then comparing the differences between the Seam and the SWF implementation. This first part […]
Continue Reading...In defence of hidden fields with Seam
In this post about pagination with Seam entity queries, I outline a method to encapsulate the pagination mechanism in a facelet that internally uses hidden fields to hold the state. Alexander R?hl pointed out that Dan Allen in his book Seam In Action recommends avoiding hidden fields in favor of page parameters lest they become […]
Continue Reading...Recursive Media
Wonder if they will make a video game out of the new Max Payne movie?
Continue Reading...Java Standards Redux – Spring Licensing Fallout
In this post I talked about how the Java standards are important to ensuring java has a long and fruitful life. This post references Spring as an example but was written before the fallout from the Spring licensing issues. This fallout tends to back up the argument that standards are important, although since there were […]
Continue Reading...Using Session Scoped Entities Locally in Seam
One of the problems faced by Seam users is the disconnect between the session scoped entity instances and using them in more local scopes. A good example is a session scoped User instance that is loaded when the user logs in and is outjected into the session scope. This user instance is available for the […]
Continue Reading...Why Java should focus on the standards
(Note : This post was written before the fallout over the Spring licensing issues which does reflect on the content of the post. However, I didn’t want to get drawn into that issue too much and dilute the point of this article. I have added some additional thoughts here) In general, there are advantages to […]
Continue Reading...Is Spring between the devil and the EJB?
Reading this post on Javalobby prompted me to go and dust off a post I wrote a while ago but hadn?t published regarding Spring and the revitalized EJB standard. At the time I was fired up by this post by Rod Johnson which seemed to be a large helping of FUD and insults. Nonsense such […]
Continue Reading...Is Microsoft digging in the wrong place?
Has Microsoft taken the wrong road in how developers create .net applications?
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