Le 10 d�c. 04, � 17:29, Christopher Oliver a �crit : > ...The funniest post of all was this > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-dev&m=110210971210386&w=2 <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-dev&m=110210971210386&w=2>. > > I mean, give me break. That is just plain silly....
Sorry for replying to you directly but I'm not subscribed to cocoon-dev.
Can't swallow this one without reacting, sorry - wrong tone, and there is a general consensus that JXTG needs refactoring,
"General consensus" has turned out to be incorrect on many occasions. What I see is that some people, such as Stefano, are looking to build a better templating system while others are contemplating what appears to be pointless refactoring.
I did notice that Leszek identified a real problem with JXTG, namely not being able to pass parameters to macros called via jx:eval (and he seems motivated to fix it, so more power to him).
I find it very unfair of you to pick on Tony specifically.
From my experience (which is not restricted to Apache mailing lists) if you choose to post your opinions to a public mailing list, you need to be prepared to deal with the consequences.
Any 3000-lines java source file *is* scary in my book, detailed analysis would probably show that you code is indeed well structured, but looking at it as it is now is scary for many people, myself included.
OK, but the size of the source file has no effect on the behavior of the classes it contains. If someone wants to convert inner to external classes it is a trivial and mindless exercise. In fact, I would hardly call it refactoring. On the other hand the issues that Stefano raised bring up real problems that are not addressed by JXTG at all (nor any of the suggested alternatives).
You've been quiet for a while, people are willing to take over to ensure JXTG's future (because it's a great tool, we *are* thankful to you for this), they're doing their best and we're starting to see good things coming out of this. So please respect their work - as much as we respect you and your work.
It's not personal, Bertrand. If someone does good work or makes a valid point I will give them proper respect. If not, well, I'm not teaching grade school and it's not my job to sugar coat it.
-Bertrand
- Chris
