Comparing JVM Web Frameworks - Rich Web Experience 2010

INTRODUCTIONSYour experience with webdevelopment?Your experience with JavaEE development?What do you want to getfrom this session?Experience with Grails,GWT, Rails, Spring MVC,Wicket or Tapestry? © 2010, Raible Designs

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... while Id *love* to see life made simpler for Java webdevelopers, and a lot of the things happening in Struts2 aregoing that way -- it wont be me doing it.Ive gone over to the dark side :-) and much prefer to developin Rails -- for the conciseness mentioned above, but alsobecause I dont ever have to do a "build" or "deploy" stepduring my development cycle any more. But you guys andgals need to be reminded that *this* is the kind of thing youare competing against if you expect to attract Railsdevelopers ... or to avoid even more "previously Java webdeveloper" defectors like me :-). -- Craig McClanahan, 10/23/2007 http://markmail.org/thread/qfb5sekad33eobh2 © 2010, Raible Designs

CHOOSING A FRAMEWORKChoose a short list of frameworks to prototype with.Create an application prototype with eachframework.Document ﬁndings and create a matrix withimportant criteria.Create presentation to summarize document.Deliver document, presentation andrecommendation. © 2010, Raible Designs

REQUEST, COMPONENT OR RIAAre you developing... ... a consumer facing site? ... a desktop-like, application? ... a media-rich site?If the framework is built for state-fulness, should youuse it in a stateless architecture? © 2010, Raible Designs

TYPES OF FRAMEWORKSRequest Based Frameworks Struts 2, Spring MVC, Rails, StripesComponent Based Frameworks JSF, Tapestry, GWTRich Internet Applications FlexOne Size Fits All Grails © 2010, Raible Designs

DO THEY MATCHUP?High-traffic, internet facing, infinite scalability Request-based frameworksIntranet-based, behind the firewall, few users Component-based frameworksProducts, to be maintained for 5-10 years Largest Community, Most Vendor SupportLegacy Backend Same Language as backend © 2010, Raible Designs

2010: COMPARISON POINTS13.i18n and l10n14.Validation15.Multi-language Support (Groovy / Scala)16.Quality of Documentation/Tutorials17.Books Published18.REST Support (client and server) © 2010, Raible Designs

RATINGS LOGIC13. i18n and l10n14. Validation15. Multi-language Support (Groovy / Scala)16. Quality of Documentation/Tutorials17. Books Published18. REST Support (client and server) © 2010, Raible Designs

SPRING MVCPros Easy Conﬁguration with Annotations and Conventions Integrates with many view options seamlessly: JSP/JSTL, Tiles, FreeMarker, Excel, PDF, JSON Excellent REST SupportCons Instant reload not built-in, need JRebel or Spring Roo No open development process, need to be SpringSource Ajax requires 3rd-party library (can be a good thing!) © 2010, Raible Designs

GWTPros Write Java => Produces Optimized JavaScript Easy to learn and develop with standard Java Tools Vibrant CommunityCons You have to know Java Slow to compile, difﬁcult to test More like a JSP Tag Library than a web framework © 2010, Raible Designs

RUBY ON RAILSPros Easy to learn and understand for Web Developers Lots and lots of documentation Passionate CommunityCons Slightly less performant by default Dynamic language means more tests Development Tools and Debugging © 2010, Raible Designs

GRAILSPros Easy dynamic language transition for Java Developers Groovy Plugins for all types of applicationsCons Groovy learning targets Java Developers Stack traces are horrendous Knowledge of underlying frameworks not required, but helpful © 2010, Raible Designs

WICKETPros Great for Java Developers Tight binding between pages and views Active community - support from creatorsCons No Jobs or Developers Stateful by default HTML Templates live next to Java code by default © 2010, Raible Designs

TAPESTRYPros Live Class Reloading Development emphasis on performance and scalability Excellent Exception ReportingCons No Jobs Prototype baked in for JS Library Annotations vs. Conventions © 2010, Raible Designs

LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE Time (ms) per iteration 600 400 200 0 Java C++ JRuby Python Groovy PHPhttp://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2008/07/performance-comparison-c-java-python-ruby-jython- jruby-groovy/ © 2010, Raible Designs

GRAILShttp://grails.orgApache 2.0 LicenseActive Community @http://grails.org/CommunityRecommended Books: Getting Started with Grails Grails: A Quick-Start Guide Programming Groovy © 2010, Raible Designs

GOOGLE WEB TOOLKIThttp://code.google.com/webtoolkitApache 2.0 LicenseActive Community @ http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-ToolkitRecommended Books: GWT in Action GWT in Practice Google Web Toolkit Solutions © 2010, Raible Designs

SPRING MVChttp://www.springsource.orgApache 2.0 LicenseActive Community @ http://forum.springsource.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25Recommended Books: Expert Spring MVC Spring in Action Pro Spring © 2010, Raible Designs

APACHE TAPESTRYhttp://tapestry.apache.orgApache 2.0 LicenseActive Community @ http://markmail.org/search/list:org.apache.tapestry.usersRecommended Books: Tapestry 5: Building Web Applications © 2010, Raible Designs

CHOOSE YOUR OWN!Prioritize a list of features that are important to yourapplication.Pick 3-4 frameworks and do a 1-week spike witheach, developing the same application.Document and rank each framework against your listof features.Calculate and choose! © 2010, Raible Designs

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