I don't think the point here is to get simple web apps up and running quickly. I...

IndianAstronaut on Nov 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Developing and running a Java EE Hello World appli...

I don't think the point here is to get simple web apps up and running quickly. It is to build large scale systems that are stable. So yes, there will be overhead and lots of boiler plate stuff. Even projects like Django still have this overhead.