Web application framework and Java middleware Web application frameworks help enterprise application developers focus on the business logic that makes enterprise application indispensable without ...

One way to cut through marketing hype when evaluating Java Web application tools is to look back at basic Java Web development tools and see where the new tool takes you from there. Adding new tools ...

The ZK Ajax Framework allows developers to achieve Ajax style UI experiences in web applications without having to code in Javascript. Leveraging both a client and server engine, ZK enables ...

The open source OpenXava project, which recently announced its 4.8 release, is filling a niche among enterprise developers charged with building Web apps fast. Built in Java, the OpenXava framework is ...

Pivotal™ today announced the release of the Spring Framework 4.0. A central component of the recently announced Spring IO platform, Spring Framework 4.0 gives both Java and Groovy developers a simpler ...

Grails, a web application framework built on the Groovy programming language, offers significant assistance with database development in Java through its integrated features and tools.

Developers writing embedded Java applications have a stack of frameworks and other tools to choose from. Here are the best Java frameworks used for embedded development today.

In this article, an excerpt from his book Art of Java Development, Neal Ford introduces the WebWork open source development framework. He discusses its architecture, configuration, and key concepts.

While the results cannot be extrapolated to a large web application, it serves nonetheless to analyze the differences between the Java frameworks considered in the study.