Don't get me wrong. The world still uses the technology you mentioned at large, but the industry has in-fact built upon and grown alongside older technology.
In general, the whole rich web app space reminds me of the "You're not making Christianity better, you're making Rock'n Roll worse" meme.
But seriously, I'm okay with working with SB when I have to, but quite often in those situations Java wouldn't be my first choice, and it's still all the putrescence of proper Spring underneath. A framework for a framework, with a bit too much magic for me. Explicit is better than implicit.