Theres also grails, but even that is a bit clunky at times. I was ready to jump ship to Ruby land and then I discovered Play framework (www.playframework.org).

Theres also grails, but even that is a bit clunky at times. I was ready to jump ship to Ruby land and then I discovered Play framework (www.playframework.org). It goes against many Java conventions but thats a good thing! Development time definitely lot faster! The only downside is that the community around it isn't quite as big as the other frameworks (hopefully that will change!).