Brian Leathem

4 minute read

Vert.x is often put forward as a polyglot alternative to node.js that runs on the JVM. A read through the vert.x javascript docs indicates that javascript is a first-class language in vert.x, and both node.js and vert.x use an event-driven, non-blocking I/O programming model. But to what degree will a node programmer feel at home in writing a vert.x application? In this blog post I will look at using gulp, a node.

Brian Leathem

5 minute read

RichFaces 4.5.0.Final is now available for download! RichFaces 4.5 is a significant improvement over the previous 4.3 release, offering JSF 2.2 compatibility, new components, a simplified build and distribution layout, and Page Fragments for simplified functional testing. Please read below for details on each of these improvements.. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.

Brian Leathem

3 minute read

We have a second candidate release for RichFaces 4.5 (4.5.0.CR2) available. We’ve fixed a couple of regressions uncovered by both our community and QA team. Thanks guys! Read on for the specifics of what was fixed in this release. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.xml to 4.5.0.CR2. For more information on setting up a RichFaces 4 application, refer to our getting started guide.

Brian Leathem

3 minute read

We have a first candidate release for RichFaces 4.5 (4.5.0.CR1) available. With this candidate release we’ve further improved our stability over our beta releases, with a special focus on backwards compatibility with RichFaces 4.3. Read below for details of what is included in this release. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.

Brian Leathem

2 minute read

The second beta release of RichFaces 4.5 (4.5.0.Beta2) has been released. This release focuses on stabilizing RichFaces 4.5.0.Beta1 with a number of bug fixes. Read below for a summary of the issues resolved. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.xml to 4.5.0.Beta2. For more information on setting up a RichFaces 4 application, refer to our getting started guide.

Brian Leathem

5 minute read

The first beta release of RichFaces 4.5 (4.5.0.Beta1) is now available. This full framework release incorporates a number of library upgrades as well as some new features for existing components. Read below for a summary of the issues resolved, and stay tuned for further posts going into the improvements in detail. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.

Brian Leathem

6 minute read

We have a feature complete release of RichFaces 4.5 available with the release of RichFaces 4.5.0.Alpha3. This is a full framework release with RichFaces 4.5.0.Alpha3, whereas previous 4.5 Alpha releases consisted of just the components. We’ve back-ported many of the improvements from RichFaces 5 Alphas into this release, while maintaining backward compatibility with the RichFaces 4.3 branch. To try out this release: You can download the distribution directly, or for maven users, increment the RichFaces version in your pom.

Brian Leathem

3 minute read

For more than a decade now, JavaServer Faces (JSF) has held a special place as the sole portion of the JavaEE specification that addresses building UI’s for our web applications. As such JSF has historically been the only web front-end we’ve pushed at JBoss. Along with Seam and later CDI, RichFaces has been an important part of our JSF story, and a vehicle for our innovation in the JSF space.