Re: Program Flow

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron Bartell wrote:
> I don't enjoy the faces-config.xml file that much either.  I believe the
> latter versions of JSF  use annotations to address these issues.
>   
Don't count on it.  JSF 2.0 is still pretty soft, and their focus seems 
to be more on some other things (like Ajax).  I'll be interested, 
actually, to see what does make it into JSF 2.0.  I haven't been 
following that particular thing because I hated JSF so much when I first 
saw it.

But I have to admit that technologies can get a lot better with time - 
it seems that in some cases the developers listen to the community and 
good things happen.  Take a look at EJB3.  Through the use of 
annotations and a revamp of the entire philosophy to take advantage of 
things that work (like Hibernate), EJB3 looks nothing like older EJB 
implementations and in fact it may be worth revisiting.

My latest article on MC gives an overview:

http://www.mcpressonline.com/websphere/general/ejb3-and-websphere-a-harmonious-union.html

Joe