JSF 2.3 aims to be the default MVC framework for Java EE

Due in the third quarter of 2016, JSF 2.3 is being positioned as the default MVC framework for Java EE. Four categories of improvement are listed in the JSR: Small scale new features Community driven improvements Platform integration Action oriented MVC support When the JSR was released last July, JSF contributor Arjan Timm noted some of the trade-offs required to better integrate JSF with Java EE