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The Seam Framework - Next generation enterprise Java development

Seam is a powerful open source development platform for building rich Internet applications in Java. Seam integrates technologies such as Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), JavaServer Faces (JSF), Java Persistence (JPA), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB 3.0) and Business Process Management (BPM) into a unified full-stack solution, complete with sophisticated tooling.

Seam has been designed from the ground up to eliminate complexity at both architecture and API levels. It enables developers to assemble complex web applications using simple annotated Java classes, a rich set of UI components, and very little XML. Seam's unique support for conversations and declarative state management can introduce a more sophisticated user experience while at the same time eliminating common bugs found in traditional web applications.

Learn more

To find out more about Seam, read this introduction and check out some tutorial code examples. If you're evaluating Seam, please see our answers to frequently asked questions.

If you are a new Seam user, follow this roadmap to get started quickly. If you want to contribute to Seam, register on this website and join the Seam Community. If you are interested in development of Seam, see the list of open issues and tasks by priority.

Seam is licensed under the terms of the LGPL. Full commercial support is available. Eclipse-based tooling for Seam applications is provided by JBoss Tools.

Reinvesting in Java EE

Seam is based on the Java EE platform. That's why reinvestment in Java EE standards is crucial to Seam's future. Many ideas which originated in the Seam ecosystem are being contributed back to the Java EE specification by Red Hat, being refined in the process. The most notable initiative is JSR-299: Java Context and Dependency Injection. This website is home of the reference implementation, Weld. Check out the development page to get involved. The Seam community also has lots of ideas for JSF 2.0 and JSF 2.1, so check out those pages to keep up with the proposals.

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15. Mar 2010, 02:59 CET, by Pete Muir
I want to spend a moment introducing you to a team restructuring we're undertaking for the Seam and Weld projects. We have decided to consolidate the community-focused roles that various people have held in the past to a single person. Whilst I (as project lead) am often focused  more...
10. Mar 2010, 20:46 CET, by Aslak Knutsen
I'm happy to announce the first alpha release of Arquillian, a framework for running tests in the container. If you want to read more about Arquillian's mission, and how it fits into our vision for testing at JBoss, read Pete's blog. It is one thing to unit test your code  more...
10. Mar 2010, 20:32 CET, by Pete Muir
Recently, we've been working hard on a solution to improve the testability of Java EE, and particularly JBoss AS. I'm pleased to say that a critical piece of puzzle, Arqullian, is now available. Congratulations to Aslak and the Arquillian team for releasing the first alpha of  more...
04. Mar 2010, 20:09 CET, by Lincoln Baxter III
If you've ever programmed in PHP, Ruby, Perl, Groovy, and probably others, then you know how nice it is to have a central, official space for reference documentation and inline community feedback. This is something that has sorely been missing from the JEE community, and  more...
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