WEB4J - A Minimalist Web App Framework

WEB4J is a java web application framework built by the author of javapractices.com. It was built out of deep frustration with existing tools. WEB4J is appropriate for people looking for a simpler way to build java web apps. Some important things about it:

• it's a full stack java web app framework
• it has the smallest 'surface area' of any tool in its class (only 82 classes in its API)
• it allows you to put your SQL statements in plain .sql text files
• it allows your Model Objects to be immutable
• it places validation in the Model Object itself (not external to it)
• it has no custom xml files or annotations
• it doesn't use object-relational mapping
• its forms are implemented with plain HTML (no custom tags for controls)