JavaServer Faces, the standard Java web development framework, has gained quite a few fans and detractors over the past few years. Regardless of the camp, most agree that the framework could be improved. JSF 2.0, the latest release of the framework, is a dramatic leap forward. This session covers enhancements, changes, and new features currently under discussion by the JSF 2.0 expert group. These include improved Ajax support, better UI component interoperability, simpler component development, native support for Facelets instead of JSP, automatic re-deployment of application artifacts, support for annotations, and several other goodies.