Can you keep using 1.2.3? .V
Frank Zammetti wrote:
Ironic as it seems to myself to be saying it, I don't think I like the idea of Struts moving to newer spec/JDK versions just yet.
Here at work, most of our development is now Struts-based, and much of it is moving to IBM Portal Server. Unfortunately, because of some issues between that product and WebSphere itself (and probably some other components), we are currently very sensitive to versioning, more so than we might otherwise be.
For instance, I have a production app that is based on Struts 1.1, and I have it running on a "rogue" Tomcat server with JDK 1.3.1 because IBM is not yet supporting a higher JDK version, believe it or not!
If the newest Struts has a bunch of cool features, but it requires a higher JDK or higher servlet specs than Tomcat or Websphere (when we finally figure out how to get the app up on it), I'm going to be in a bind with this app because I'm sure to want to use those features (and being able to make some good business cases for doing so even) but not be able to. If nothing else, that's going to be depressing :)
The flip-side of the argument of course is that eventually everyone is going to want, and be able, to move to all the newest specs, JDK levels, etc., me along with them. And of course the difficult decision is when to make that move. My point in the end I think is that if you can scratch the itches without *requiring* newer versions of anything, I think that would be ideal. For those things that absolutely can't be done without newer versions, I'd like to see those new features optional or swappable in some way.
Frank W. Zammetti Founder and Chief Software Architect Omnytex Technologies www.omnytex.com
From: "Anders Steinlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Struts Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Struts Developers List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [VOTE] Move minimum to 2.3 (was Re: Changing how CommonsMultipartRequestHandler handles text parameters?)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:43:37 +0200
> > It's more than a thought ... I was about three keystrokes from > > including this in my proposal to be forward looking on > servlet 2.4 and > > JSP 2.0 :-). > > > > I'd love to see Servlet2.4 and JSP2.0 be the minimum. > > It was mentioned before that several of the 'itches' that the > committers have revolve around more recent versions of the > specs. I would think that this logic could also be applied > to potential contributors who have been sitting on the > sidelines waiting to figure out how to get involved. > > Newer technoloy yeilds new ideas and new contributions.
Just want to throw in my voice here, as this is exactly what I've been
thinking. I'm very pleased with Struts and use it on a daily basis and I
would love to contribute, but I don't really have the itches or time to
fully read up on the current code. However, upon the development of a
"revolution"-Struts, I and surely many others would be inspired to get
involved right from the start. Just the thought of a Struts fully based on
Servlet 2.4, JSP 2.0 and possibly even J2SE 5.0 makes me all warm inside.
;)
\Anders
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