Mikhail Fedotov wrote: > > You won't believe, but I'm also working on issue tracking > system and we've choosen Struts over Cocoon recently. The > reason was that "it is unproven fact that xml/xslt in > general and cocoon in particular improves productivity".
I think XML/XSLT generally is a no-brainer, by now every programmer should understand the advantages of that approach and where it might be useful. I used to be the only guy here to do XML stuff, but in the meantime all my colleagues have learned it and think it's extremely productive. No-one wants to go back to proprietary data formats and protocols. Whether Cocoon is the right choice depends on your needs. If you just need to do some simple XSLT/XSLFO stuff, then you're probably better off using Xalan directly. If you need some simple web apps, you can still use Cocoon1 very productively, it's straightforward to learn, pretty bug-free and gives you a great start into "XML world" in general. When you're at that point, you're up for a strategic decision. You know enough about XML & Company to make an educated decision about the future of your web publishing and web app development needs. There are plenty of commercial options out there to consider in addition to switching to Cocoon2 (Tamino, Excelon, several CMSes). I would not recommend diving head first into one of these professional solutions without some prior exposure to the "XML way of doing things". You simply won't have identified your needs and thus might end up with an unsuitable product. Of course, if you have some time and a bunch of not-so-critical and not-so-complex things to do, then you can start with Cocoon2 right away, it won't cost you an arm and a leg. But note that the Cocoon2 processing model is very different from the usual approaches, so it might be advisable to start with a more "traditional" system. Cocoon2 asks you for a serious commitment and its benefits will pay off only in the long run, so I am not surprised that developers without prior XML exposure are reluctant to bet their future on it. But I think they should not say that it is an unproven fact that XML technology in general is unproven. cheers, Ulrich -- Ulrich Mayring DENIC eG, Systementwicklung --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
