In this second article in his four-part JSF for nonbelievers series, Rick Hightower introduces the major phases of the JavaServer Faces (JSF) request processing lifecycle. Using a sample application, he walks you through the six phases of a request process. Along the way, he shows you how to combine JSF with JavaScript technology for immediate event handling and completes your introduction to the JSF component model with a first look at many of the components that ship with JSF