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I can see the Play framework really leans into async, and only tolerates blocking controllers. What else is out there? Source: 7 months ago
Sort of sounds like Apache Wicket (https://wicket.apache.org/). I used it for a few projects in the mid-late 2000s. I really liked it being server side and the concept of having object-oriented HTML (code paired with HTML snippets). I haven't had a need to use it since 2014, so haven't kept up with the project. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
You can use Java for Backend and Frontend. A relative new kid on the block for Frontend is Qute. The general keyword you are searching for is Java Templating Engine. Specific examples would be Thymeleaf or FreeMarker. There are some framework, which offer a lot more than templating like Vaadin or Wicket. Some are just specifications like Jakarta Faces with some of their implementations MyFaces or Mojarra. Source: over 1 year ago
Perhaps, a good competitor for JSF is Apache Wicket. Source: over 1 year ago
I have used https://wicket.apache.org/ in the past and I think it matches your needs. It's a simple mvc that focuses on the actual java code writing and uses html only on the layout of your components in your page. Source: about 2 years ago
Is this the Wicket you're referring to? https://wicket.apache.org/ What's the best intro you know to how it's components work, and the benefits and tradeoffs over other approaches? - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
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