Author Archives: Ken Fogel

About Ken Fogel

Java Champion and author of Transitioning to Java for Packt Publishing. Organizer of the online JChampions Conference as well as speaking at conferences. Currently a Research Scholar in Residence at Dawson College after retiring from the classroom. Passionate about teaching and inspiring everyone to be better programmers.

Password Confirmation on a JSF Page – Part 1 A Simple Model

Kyle Stiemann from the Liferay Faces Team was kind enough to point out a flaw in the Java Server Faces libraries prior to versions JSF 2.3 and Mojarra 2.2.16 related to what I am presenting here. The solution requires two changes. The first is an addition to the web.xml file that you will see commented about in the file. The second change… Read more »

My Personal Opinion on the Future of Jakarta EE

The following is just my personal opinion of where Jakarta EE may be going. I am far removed from the decision makers and this opinion is based on what I have read and my experience as a teacher. Feel free to label me a crackpot. I began to teach J2EE in 2002. It was a mess. Most of my time… Read more »