Sunday, February 17, 2013

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Apache Wicket 6.5 vs. JSF 2.0

Having developed several web applications with JSF, and recently with Apache Wicket, I want to share my experience. On the web, Wicket has mostly positive buzz, but JSF seems to be hated by many (See http://ptrthomas.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/jsf-sucks/). I beg to differ.

Before I start, it should be noted that many of the frustrations and limitations of JSF discussed around the web have been have been addressed in version 2.0. And one more thing, the comparison aspects below are in no particular order.