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In the last few years, we've heard a lot about Spring Framework and Hibernate. Lots of job postings with Spring and Hibernate requirements.

With the (beta) release of JBoss Seam 15 days ago, claiming EJB3 and JSF integration, the landscape is set to change.

I understand that there are other quote-and-quote web frameworks around, RIFE, for example. But somehow Seam stands out with its emphasize on standards. It being a product of JBoss lead by Gavin King, the Hibernate guy, also helps.

And it looks like it's going to be a battle between the JBoss guys and the Spring guys. Sparks have already flying in multiple websites and blogs. Here's one that's particularly entertaining. You need to read the comments.

Cast of characters:

• Gavin (King, JBoss)
• Bill Burke (JBoss)
• Rick Hightower (Spring?)
• Rickard (Oberg, not JBoss, Spring-ish?)
• Keith Donald (Spring)
• Andy (Oliver, JBoss)

Not that I don't like Spring. But it being a non-standard library and framework gives me an uneasy feeling. The same feeling that JGL and BWT gave me back in the old days.