Tapestry is a smart framework, it has got smart defaults defined for most parts of the application so it can run with minimal information from the developer in a Lite mode. And the best part is most of these defaults are configurable! The Lite mode is no different than the Standard mode in terms of functionality. Later in this illustration we will see how we can captilize on this smartness and make less work for us. If you would like to know the Lite version first, you may jump to Welcome to Tapestry Lite! section and come back here later.