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Apache Wicket
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We're breaking up with JavaScript front ends
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.
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Can I use Java to build a website?
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.
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Getting back into Java after 12-15 years away?
Perhaps, a good competitor for JSF is Apache Wicket.
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Options for high level front-end frameworks for Java developers
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.
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Spas Were a Mistake
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?
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Simple UI for a Spring Boot application
You should consider Apache Wicket. It is widely used for business apps.
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Lona – A web framework for responsive web apps in full Python without JavaScript
I think Apache Wicket takes a similar approach for Java? https://wicket.apache.org/
I like the approach, and it's good to see more projects in this space.
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The Apache Attic
I believe Wicket is somewhat similar (and still actively developed).
https://wicket.apache.org/
django-unicorn
- Use any web browser as GUI, with Zig in the back end and HTML5 in the front end
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Coming to grips with JS: a Rubyist's deep dive
Then there are stack-specific libraries: StimulusReflex for Rails, Phoenix LiveView, Laravel Livewire, Unicorn and Tetra for Django, Blazor for .NET, … and the list goes on.
- Unicorn – A full-stack web framework for Django
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Reflex – Web apps in pure Python
- you get one of the best ORMs in existence with great relationship handling and generated admins
https://www.django-unicorn.com/
Not 1.0 yet but I'm using it in production and omgosh is it easy to crank out UIs.
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Django 4.2 Released
There's a brilliant project called Django Unicorn that aims to be the equivalent of Laravel Livewire for Django. You should take a look.
https://www.django-unicorn.com/
That and HTMX + Alpine.js are a strong combination.
(I also had a bash at building a similar tool for Django called Tetra but unfortunately haven't had the time needed to commit to it: https://www.tetraframework.com)
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Launch HN: Pynecone (YC W23) – Web Apps in Pure Python
I think all LiveView frameworks should be part of this.
Here are two Python ones I've tried:
https://www.django-unicorn.com/
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Phoenix Liveview Implementations
I'm biased since I created https://www.django-unicorn.com/, but I have a few thoughts. :)
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Frontend framework for django?
Have you looked into Django Unicorn?
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Endless stack in Django
Check out https://www.django-unicorn.com/ it is like htmx but is closer to Django.
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Rails has Hotwire (which as I understand is an SPA-like integrated frontend with much reduced complexity), is there something analogous in Django? Is this what HTMX is? I really don't want to learn React or Vue..
When I was exploring the space, django-unicorn looked interesting also. But HTMX got me so far, so easily, that I didn't give unicorn a fair shake.
What are some alternatives?
Vaadin - Vaadin 6, 7, 8 is a Java framework for modern Java web applications.
django-htmx - Extensions for using Django with htmx.
Spring Boot - Spring Boot
reflex - 🕸️ Web apps in pure Python 🐍
PrimeFaces - Ultimate Component Suite for JavaServer Faces
htmx - </> htmx - high power tools for HTML
ZK - ZK is a highly productive Java framework for building amazing enterprise web and mobile applications
PyWebIO - Write interactive web app in script way.
Play - The Community Maintained High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala.
flet - Flet enables developers to easily build realtime web, mobile and desktop apps in Python. No frontend experience required.
Flask - The Python micro framework for building web applications.