--- Don Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Craig R. McClanahan wrote: > > > <snip /> > > > > I personally believe that, even if we implemented dynamic > > reconfiguration support for the config files themselves, developers > > will be disappointed in how little this helps in a development cycle > > -- you're not going to pick up added or changed Java classes without a > > > container-managed restart of the webapp (except on *some* containers > > where you haven't yet loaded the class in question), so typical > > development use cases like "add the next Action" are going to require > > restarts anyway. > > True, however that is only if your actions are Java classes. I've > developed Struts apps using scripting languages, particularly BeanShell, > > to get a quick prototype of the application up and running. Later, I > can easily change those scripts to Java classes if there is need. For > Struts to detect a configuration file change and automatically reload > the config, as Cocoon can do (can be turned off of course), would go a > long way to make it possible to quickly develop/prototype Struts > applications.
That's an interesting point. I really think ease of use should be a major priority for Struts 2.0 and this factors into that goal. There are people who strongly dislike Struts and we should listen to their complaints; a large number of which center around complexity. David > > Don > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
