In this chapter, we've learnt what the aims of the RichFaces framework are, what are its components (the Ajax framework, the RichFaces components, and skinnability), and what you can do by using it in a web application.

In the next chapter, we will learn how to use those components while developing a real Ajax application. We are also going to learn the most useful programming pattern and optimization techniques, in order to use this framework at its best for our Ajax web applications.