Contemporary Java Web Applications with JSF 2.3 HD

Ed Burns, Oracle JavaServer Faces 2.3 is the standard UI framework for Java EE 8. This version of JSF brings a host of community-driven features into the standard, pulling many ideas from the vibrant ecosystem of innovation. This conference session from the co–spec leads surveys the new features and puts them in the context of their usefulness in a contemporary microservices-style architecture. Features covered include • Use of Servlet 4.0 server push • WebSocket push • Ajax method invocation • Multifield validation • Tighter CDI integration • Component search expressions The session examines the continued relevance of state-heavy frameworks such as JSF even in light of the movement to the cloud and stateless applications.