Yes, if you need any 1.2 features. If you're ok with 1.1, then MyFaces...
Frank Russo Senior Developer FX Alliance, LLC -----Original Message----- From: Cyrille37 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:34 AM To: MyFaces Discussion Subject: Re: JSF-RI, ADF, MyFaces, Facelets. I'm lost. Frank Russo a écrit : > The only input I'd like to add is that if you'd like to use any of the 1.2 > features, then the Sun RI is your only option for now. MyFaces is working on > a 1.2 impl, but not sure when that will be complete. Maybe one of the devs > can give some insight. > > Either way, the Tomahawk components work well with either impl. I'd also > recommend Facelets over JSPs for your view... > Thanks, If I well understand, you recommend to use : JSF Sun-RI + Apache Tomahaw components + Facelets, isn't it ? cyrille > Frank Russo > Senior Developer > FX Alliance, LLC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Julian Ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:42 AM > To: 'MyFaces Discussion' > Subject: RE: JSF-RI, ADF, MyFaces, Facelets. I'm lost. > > Our project started off using Suns Creator which is JSF-RI + a few additional > components. We quickly found the MyFaces + Tomahawk provides a much better > option and moved our entire project suite (6 apps) over to it. I purposfully > stayed away from ADF when making a choice as it still belonged to Oracle and > after spending 4 years banging against stupid Oracle bugs in my previous > company, I just didn't trust their quality control (I'm glad to see its now > open source). We did look at Tobago but didn't want to replace the view > controller and it seemed to have a small developer group. > > Here are a couple of key points to consider when making a selection: > > [1] the learning curve is pretty steep in all JSF implementations and, in > some cases, the richer the component choice, the more learning needs to be > done and the less documentation is generally available. > > [2] user-group support is *very* important. Both MyFaces and Sun have large > user bases and active user lists but perhaps its worth while spending a few > minutes browsing through the forums to get a feel for (a) the type of > problems user experience, (b) how helpful (and fast) is the user community in > reponding to questions, and (c) how reactive is the development team to > addressing Azissues? > > My money is firmly on MyFaces -- great support, great components and a great > product. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cosma Colanicchia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:15 AM > To: MyFaces Discussion > Subject: Re: JSF-RI, ADF, MyFaces, Facelets. I'm lost. > > They are not concurrents. MyFaces provides a JSF implementation (as the Sun > RI does), while ADF Faces/Trinidad is a library of components with some added > services. If you are talking about "MyFaces Tomahawk" > , then yes, there is some overlap with Trinidad, but they are probably going > to be merged in future. > > Right now, you will have some troubles only using both Tomahawk and Trinidad. > For example Tomahawk components will not be aware of Trinidad skinning system > and of its client validation framework. I think that it is better to choose > one of the two until they'll be merged or refactored to work well togheter. > > Regards > Cosma > > > 2006/7/19, Cyrille37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> ::SammyRulez:: a écrit : >> >>> my choices >>> >>> myfaces + tomahawk component: all the gui you need >>> facelets: decouple design and component >>> ajaxanywhere: add some exotic behaviour non breaking jsf cycle >>> >> Thank you very much for your comment. >> >> What about MyFaces and ADF ? They seem concurents, isn't it ? Why we >> should one or other ? >> >> cyrille. >> >> >>> Application Framework... I really don't need them.. I sense that >>> good design ad c couple of utility classes ca do anything you >>> need... IMHO >>> >>> 2006/7/19, Cyrille37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> There are few projects around JSF that make me lost. I've to make a >>>> choice to start the study of a future project, it's time for me to >>>> select technologies. >>>> >>>> At first, I've to choice a Application Framework. Choices are >>>> Spring, Tapestry. >>>> Then a GUI Framework. Here is my problem, JSF is in spotlight so >>>> looks to be a good choice, but there are several projects and I >>>> could not make my choice. >>>> >>>> Have you got an opinion which could light me ?? >>>> Thanks you very much. >>>> cyrille. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > > >
