Millstone

If you're a Java programmer, you might want to check out Millstone, a web user-interface component library. This software makes it possible to program UI on the server-side in an object-oriented way, without having to deal with messy HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and browser issues. However, if you're interested in working with those tools, Millstone can support you as well.

One notable aspect of Millstone is that commercial support is available for this software. Plus, it's in active use by many large enterprise applications and software products, which is a good indicator of its quality. Since the API has been stable since 2002, Millstone is updated regularly to keep pace with the latest browser technologies.

The latest version of Millstone includes many new features for UI components, better integration with different J2EE environments, and an upgraded API required for upcoming AJAX support. Also, this release incorporates three years of experience using Millstone in many large enterprise applications and software products. If that's not enough to pique your interest, the 3.1 series is also compatible with the 3.0 API that was introduced back in 2002.