Spring Framework

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Spring Framework
Power to the POJO
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• www.springframework.org
• Current production release is 1.2.6
• JavaBeans-based configuration
• AOP framework
• declarative transaction management
• JDBC and Hibernate support
• web MVC framework.
• Sub projects Spring Web Flow
• Spring Security (Acegi)

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• New developments
• ending December 2005 release Spring SOAP
• busy creating tag libraries to reduce verbose
  XML

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Productivity

• Can compete with productivity of other RAD tools
• 2005 Dutch RAD Race
• 1. Magic e-Developer (Magic Hands) 4GL
• 2. Oracle Designer (Transfer Solutions) 4GL
• 3. Spring Framework (Xebia) Java Open Source
• www.developmenttools.nl

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Choice

• Use what you need
• Integration with
• ORM frameworks
• MVC frameworks
• oa Struts, JSF
• View technologies
• oa JSP, Velocity, FreeMarker
• Quartz
• Jasper Reports

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Comparison
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Demo