Glenn,
I do not intend to dispute what you write below, I just want to add my
perspective. I started out by implementing a functional data-driven
web page using the visual editor before I knew Java (.. ah, still
learning it), and before I knew what Java Server Faces even meant.
While I agree that to be a proficient programmer, and some day I aspire
to be one, you must understand what is happening. My preferred
learning strategy is to take a working program, and work through its
internals to see what makes it "tick". With VWP I drag-n-drop a
component, then look behind it to see all the programming supporting
it, very informative.
I have read some posts of JSF programming purists who have nothing good
to say about programmers using an IDE - create your JSF pages using a
text editor, they say! I guess I am on the other extreme, where I rely
on VWP for my development, and I can focus my learning in the dizzying
array of other requirements grabbing for my attention and time.
Just my 1/2 cent.. /David
Glenn Holmer wrote:
On Mon, 2008-09-15 at 06:25 -0700, UseTheFork wrote:
ii) What is the difference between the Java Server Face framework and the
Visual Web JavaServer Faces framework offered in Netbeans? Would you
recommend one over the other? If yes, why?
Think of the visual web editor as an additional layer added on top of
JavaServer Faces. You should learn JavaServer Faces thoroughly first
before working with the visual web editor so you are better able to
understand what it is doing.
There are other frameworks that can be added over top of JSF as well,
some of which include Ajax support:
ICEfaces (http://www.icefaces.org/main/home/index.jsp)
RichFaces (http://www.jboss.org/jbossrichfaces/)
Apache MyFaces/Trinidad (http://myfaces.apache.org/trinidad/index.html)
Oracle ADF
(http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/adf/adffaces/index.html)
