JSF FAQs

JSF is MVC2 ?
As per my knowledge There is no MVC1 and MVC2
there is JSP model 1 and model 2 as explained in the article
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-1999/jw-12-ssj-jspmvc.html
JSF is in the scope of model 2


Other frameworks like JSF ?
Apple's WebObjects is a similar architecture to JSF and so is ASP.net.

Difference betwwen managed beans and backing beans ??

f:facet ??


Advantages
JSF's fine-tuned event model allows your applications to be less tied to HTTP details and simplifies your development effort.


http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=674446