Go with Struts 2. End of story :-) I did make some really big enhancements to 1.4 but Struts 2 is well and above any new enhancements for 1.x
Paul On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Brian Holzer <bhol...@sgi.sk.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > In 2010 we finished a 6 year project of redeveloping our complete > application from COBOL and a bit of Java to a totally Java application > using Struts 1. We have tens of thousands of classes and millions of lines > of code. A new kind of "one off/stand alone" application has been > requested by the business, and the Analyst in charge is looking at > different frameworks and even languages ( ie Grails, Spring MVC ) for > completing this project. I asked why they weren't just going to use our > current environment (Struts 1 and Java). They expressed concerns about how > long Java and Struts 1 would remain viable. I don't happen to share these > concerns but am looking for some sort of confirmation from the development > team that my thinking is correct on this subject and that Struts 1 will be > maintained enough to keep it compliant and relevant. > > My feeling is that if anything they should maybe switch to Struts 2 for > this project to remain in the same realm as the rest of our apps. > > My question is: As Java SE and EE.... and all things java, continue to > evolve will Struts 1 be maintained in order to remain compliant and usable? > Not expecting any new features or anything but just wondering if we need > to be thinking about a possible end of life type situation for Struts 1. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Brian Holzer > IT Analyst > Saskatchewan Government Insurance > email: bhol...@sgi.sk.ca > phone: (306) 751-1573 > fax: (306) 569-7683 > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you are not the named addressee, please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient > you are notified that using, disclosing, copying or distributing the > contents of this information is strictly prohibited. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@struts.apache.org > >
