Using WebMacro (www.webmacro.org) by itself would be good for raw
performance numbers, but you may want to try it in the context of
one of these development systems when looking at things like the
amount of code you need to write. WebMacro by itself does not try
to solve all your problems, but instead tries to do page generation
very well.
So you might also want to look at these:
Turbine (which you already have) has good WebMacro integration.
Joust: joust.tigris.org, uses WebMacro for page generation
Melati: melati.org, uses WebMacro for page generation
I'm biased of course, but I thought I'd point these out :-)
Justin
Quoting Adam Rossi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I am doing some research on Java web development frameworks for an upcoming
> article and a Java Users Group (JUG) presentation. The goal of my research is
> to show how using frameworks for Java web development reduces development time
> and increases application quality. I have worked on numerous web development
> projects, and I have seen many people "reinvent the wheel", when using an
> existing framework would have resulted in better, more maintainable code with
> less work. I think that frameworks fill an important gap between the base Java
> API's (JSDK + JSP + servlet engine) and the high end EJB application servers.
>
> I plan on first developing a simple application using nothing but the JSDK and
> JSP on the Tomcat reference implementation. Then, the same application will be
> rewritten using a few of the major frameworks. The resulting applications will
> be compared in terms of ease of development, quality of code, and some basic
> performance metrics.
>
> I am trying to identify frameworks that meet all the required criteria, and
> any of the extra criteria, listed below. If anyone can suggest a framework that
> meets these requirements and is not listed below, please send me an email
> off-list. When I have completed my research, I will post my findings to the
> list. Any other comments or suggestions are also welcome.
>
> Required Criteria:
>
> * The framework must be compatible with any platform supporting Java Servlet API
> 2.1 or greater, and JavaServer Pages 1.0 or greater.
> * The framework must support and facilitate the "Model 2" Architecture, i.e.
> the Model - View - Controller (MVC) design pattern in which a template or JSP
> page serves as a view, a servlet serves as a controller, and javabeans or other
> components serve as the model.
> * The framework must provide methods to secure resources and authenticate
> users.
> * The framework must provide database connection pooling.
> * The framework must facilitate database persistence through database objects
> that abstract away some of the complexities of SQL and JDBC. The persistence
> layer should support a number of major database platforms.
> * The framework must have facilities to log errors and events.
>
> Extra Criteria:
>
> * Object Caching
> * Open Source License
> * Job Automation
> * Administrative screens for application administration, database connection
> pool allocations, etc.
> * Compatibility with EJB's
> * Object - Relational Database mapping capabilities
>
> So far, I have identified the following Java web frameworks that meet these
>requirements:
>
> Expresso
> http://www.javacorporate.com
>
> Turbine
> http://java.apache.org/turbine/
>
> the WebApp Framework
> http://www.webapp.de/
>
> Webmacro
> http://webmacro.org/
>
> Note: I have also taken a close look at the STRUTS framework
> (http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/index.html) developed by Craig R. McClanahan.
> This appears to be an excellent tool for creating MVC designs. However, the
> STRUTS framework was designed to be more lightweight then the frameworks listed
> above, and does not include (to my knowledge), facilities for security,
> persistence, etc. Nonetheless, the STRUTS framework has the best MVC
> architecture that I have seen, and it is definitely worth a look for anyone
> interested.
>
> Thank you for you help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Rossi
> PlatinumSolutions, Inc.
> http://www.platinumsolutions.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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