It's never that clear-cut :) A server-side framework can speed things up a great deal by handling less/sass/scss compilation, js minification, template pre-compilation, etc. all at compile time (and yes, this is how I use scalatra)
It also allows you to work with a much cleaner, DRYer syntax which then emits code for a framework such as bootstrap. Plus... You then already have a framework available to produce those RESTful JSON resources that the client-side stuff will be consuming! On 9 August 2012 16:50, clay <[email protected]> wrote: > If your front end devs that are more comfortable with HTML/JS/CSS, why > don't you use a strictly HTML/JS/CSS front end that talks to Java REST > services and drop the server-side HTML templating engine? > > On Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:56:05 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I'd like to hear people sharing their experience with java-based webapps >> and using templates that are not JSP or anything in the >> JSTL-Velocity-Freemarker world. >> >> We're running a few webapps (some spring-based, but not all of them) and >> from the front-end room we only hear cursing and crying, so to speak. >> >> These guys are very good html/css/js developers and had enough of >> jsp/jstl. >> >> We've been trying to de-couple a little bit and started experimenting >> with other stuff. >> >> I personally tried scalate <http://scalate.fusesource.org> and liked it >> but I'd like to hear more from anybody who's using these things fulltime. >> >> Handlebars, Mustache, Angular... you name it. How do they integrate with >> a java webapp? >> >> Also, since we deploy our war on glassfish, how could we set it up so >> that front-end changes WON'T need re-deploy? >> >> ps: Scalate guys suggest to ask this question beforehand: Who edits the >> templates?<http://scalate.fusesource.org/which.html#Who_edits_the_templates_> >> Maybe >> it's the right question to ask. >> >> pps: no, we're not moving to Play or Scala or Rails >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
