JSR-168 and JSR-286

All started with JSR-168 some years ago. This was the first specification for a portlet standard. Though the JSR-168 was not catching all aspects of portlet programming, it was still a great success to have a common standard in the industry. Nowadays, nearly all developers build their portlet application based on this standard.

Because of the lack of some very important features in the specification, a second version (or an enhancement of JSR-168) was started: JSR-286. This specification is going to standardize features like eventing, public render parameters or portlet filters.

Now, with the enhanced specification of the portlet development it will be possible to create powerfull AND standard-based portlet applications. In my opinition, this is a big step towards the acceptance of Portals and Portlets in the industry.