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Are there any disadvantages to SEAM?

Asked 2009-08-08T18:56:14.263
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As a java web applications developer I have used this last year JSF (SUN) for a framework to my web applications. I have to say I quite liked using it, it makes the developing easier.

Recently, I have read a lot of good things about JBoss Seam, but I still haven't encountered a person that has used it. From what I have read it seems that SEAM is the next step of JSF.

My question is therefore, for you that have used SEAM: while you where working with this technology did you encounter any disadvantages? Would you say it felt natural for you working with it?

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It feels natural to me and using annotations make life easier. I can't even imagine working with getAttribute/getParameter framework. One disadvantage is that seam-gen doesn't work with Maven yet (but Seam3 will be Maven based). I think Seam makes you focus on what you want to achieve and with other frameworks you have to think how to do it. Have you ever tried to do Ajax with javascript/prototype/jquery? It's really painful compared to seam Ajax button with method call and what to reRender. Javascript is really not needed at all with seam and Rich Faces. for me it's the best framework I've used.

answered 2009-08-08T19:53:31.637

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