Author: husted
Date: Wed Dec 14 10:58:34 2005
New Revision: 356826
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=356826&view=rev
Log:
* Update press releases for today's date and add links to slides.
Modified:
struts/site/trunk/DRAFTS.txt
Modified: struts/site/trunk/DRAFTS.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/struts/site/trunk/DRAFTS.txt?rev=356826&r1=356825&r2=356826&view=diff
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--- struts/site/trunk/DRAFTS.txt (original)
+++ struts/site/trunk/DRAFTS.txt Wed Dec 14 10:58:34 2005
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-Drafts of press releases to share with the ASF Public Relations Committee for
release on 13 Dec 2005.
+Drafts of press releases to share with the ASF Public Relations Committee for
release on 14 Dec 2005.
----
Apache Struts to release Struts 1.3.0 as the "Action Framework"
-13 Dec 2005 - The Apache Struts flagship product, the leading web application
framework for Java, is now known as the
+14 Dec 2005 - The Apache Struts flagship product, the leading web application
framework for Java, is now known as the
"Struts Action Framework".
To make the framework easier to maintain, Apache Struts subdivided the
original monolithic distribution into several subprojects. Each subproject has
its own website, documentation, and release cycle, and may be downloaded
separately. For consistency, the original core framework component also has its
own name now: "Struts Action Framework". The JARs and external dependencies for
the extensions to Struts Action Framework are being bundled into a convenient
distribution known as the "Struts Action Framework Library".
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
The key change in this release is the "composable request processor". The
request processor is the framework's "kernal". The request processor methods
are now command objects in a flexible chain of commands. Rather than
subclassing a monolithic object, developers can now just replace commands with
their own implementations. Commands can also be inserted or removed, if needed,
to extend or streamline the request processing gauntlet, to better meet the
needs of different kinds of applications.
-The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release, and other milestones on the Apache
Struts roadmap, are being discussed at ApacheCon on Tuesday, December 13, 2005,
in a talk, entitled "Struts 2006: An Embarrassment of Riches".
+The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release, and other milestones on the Apache
Struts roadmap, were discussed at ApacheCon on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, in a
talk, entitled "Struts 2006: An Embarrassment of Riches". Slides from the talk
are available online
[http://people.apache.org/~husted/apachecon-2005-action.pdf].
For more about Struts Action Framework, visit the framework's Website
[http://struts.apache.org/struts-action/].
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
Apache Struts offers "Shale" for JSF
-13 Dec 2005 - To give JavaServer Faces developers a head start on building
scalable web applications for the enterprise, Apache Struts now offers the
Shale Framework. Like the original "Struts Action Framework", Shale provides
developers with a front controller, and several other components, to provide
the "invisible underpinnings that hold an application together".
+14 Dec 2005 - To give JavaServer Faces developers a head start on building
scalable web applications for the enterprise, Apache Struts now offers the
Shale Framework. Like the original "Struts Action Framework", Shale provides
developers with a front controller, and several other components, to provide
the "invisible underpinnings that hold an application together".
"When JavaServer Faces arrived," explains the Struts website, "our development
community chose to 'make new friends but keep the old'. Some of us want (or
need) to stick with the original request-based framework. Others are ready to
switch to an component-based framework that builds on JavaServer Faces. We
offer both frameworks because we have volunteers to create and maintain both
frameworks."
Shale is based on the recently standardized JavaServer Faces APIs, and focuses
on adding value, rather than redundantly implementing features that JSF already
provides. Shale will run on any compliant JSF implementation, including the one
being developed by the Apache MyFaces project. It also includes many features
that Struts users appreciate, such as supporting client side validation and the
Tiles framework.
-Struts Shale is being discussed by Craig McClanahan in a talk at ApacheCon on
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, entitled "Shale: The Next Struts??".
+Struts Shale was discussed by Craig McClanahan in a talk at ApacheCon on
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, entitled "Shale: The Next Struts??". Slides from
the talk are available online
[http://people.apache.org/~craigmcc/apachecon-2005-shale.pdf].
For more about Shale, visit the Struts Shale website
[http://struts.apache.org/struts-shale/].
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
Apache Struts to release "standalone" Tiles
-13 Dec 2005 - Apache Struts introduced Tiles as a integral component of its
Struts 1.1 release in June 2003. Since then, several other projects have been
using Tiles, even though it was embedded in the Struts JAR. Soon, it will be
much easier to use Tiles with products like Jakarta Velocity, Apache MyFaces,
and Struts Shale.
+14 Dec 2005 - Apache Struts introduced Tiles as a integral component of its
Struts 1.1 release in June 2003. Since then, several other projects have been
using Tiles, even though it was embedded in the Struts JAR. Soon, it will be
much easier to use Tiles with products like Jakarta Velocity, Apache MyFaces,
and Struts Shale.
Tiles is a templating framework that can be used to create a common look and
feel for a web site or application and to create reusable view components. A
key aspect of Tiles is that it can be configured from a XML configuration file.
A Tile definition can "extend" another definition, giving the component an
object-oriented feel. Tile developers can create a base Tile (or screen
layout), and then indicate only how other Tiles differ from the base. Changes
made to a base Tile "cascade" to Tiles that extend that base. Significant
changes can be made to the layout of a website just by changing a single Tile
definition.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
Apache Struts and Open Symphony WebWork communities to merge
-13 Dec 2005 - Apache Struts, the leading web application framework for Java,
and Open Symphony WebWork, a leader in technical innovation, are working to
merge their codebases and communities.
+14 Dec 2005 - Apache Struts, the leading web application framework for Java,
and Open Symphony WebWork, a leader in technical innovation, are working to
merge their communities and codebases.
"A merger is an elegant approach to evolution of existing applications based
on action-oriented frameworks," said Craig McClanahan, founder of the Struts
project.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
Over the past few months, Apache Struts has more than doubled its number of
active committers. With the addition of two WebWork developers, there are about
fifteen active volunteers. Right now, about half of the committers are working
on the original Struts Action Framework and half are working on the new Struts
Shale Framework, which utilizes JavaServer Faces. Several volunteers are now
working with both frameworks.
-The merger and other milestones on the Apache Struts roadmap are being
discussed in a talk at ApacheCon on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, entitled
"Struts 2006: An Embarrassment of Riches". The talk will be presented by
Lightbody, Husted, and Don Brown, another Struts Committer. The Struts Shale
framework is being discussed at a second talk, presented by McClanahan,
entitled "Shale: The Next Struts??".
+The merger and other milestones on the Apache Struts roadmap were discussed in
a talk at ApacheCon on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, entitled "Struts 2006: An
Embarrassment of Riches"
[http://people.apache.org/~husted/apachecon-2005-action.pdf]. The talk will be
presented by Lightbody, Husted, and Don Brown, another Struts Committer. The
Struts Shale framework is being discussed at a second talk, presented by
McClanahan, entitled "Shale: The Next Struts??"
[http://people.apache.org/~husted/apachecon-2005-shale.pdf].
For more about Struts, visit the Apache Struts Website
[http://struts.apache.org/].
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