CHOOSING A JAVA WEB FRAMEWORK: A COMPARISON

Richard Pack, Lead U er I!"er#ace Archi"ec" $S%&'()

Learn how to choose a Java technology-based

Web Framework
Enable you to:
Categorize and understand what type of UI youre building Understand the features and nomenclature of Model View Controller MVC! "eigh the trade#offs

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