Regards Shaine Ismail Sent from my mobile. On Aug 9, 2012 5:10 PM, "Kevin Wright" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's never that clear-cut :) > > A server-side framework can speed things up a great deal by handling > less/sass/scss compilation, js minification, template pre-compilation, etc. > all at compile time (and yes, this is how I use scalatra) > > It also allows you to work with a much cleaner, DRYer syntax which then > emits code for a framework such as bootstrap. > > Plus... You then already have a framework available to produce those > RESTful JSON resources that the client-side stuff will be consuming! > > > > On 9 August 2012 16:50, clay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If your front end devs that are more comfortable with HTML/JS/CSS, why >> don't you use a strictly HTML/JS/CSS front end that talks to Java REST >> services and drop the server-side HTML templating engine? >> >> On Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:56:05 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I'd like to hear people sharing their experience with java-based webapps >>> and using templates that are not JSP or anything in the >>> JSTL-Velocity-Freemarker world. >>> >>> We're running a few webapps (some spring-based, but not all of them) and >>> from the front-end room we only hear cursing and crying, so to speak. >>> >>> These guys are very good html/css/js developers and had enough of >>> jsp/jstl. >>> >>> We've been trying to de-couple a little bit and started experimenting >>> with other stuff. >>> >>> I personally tried scalate <http://scalate.fusesource.org> and liked it >>> but I'd like to hear more from anybody who's using these things fulltime. >>> >>> Handlebars, Mustache, Angular... you name it. How do they integrate with >>> a java webapp? >>> >>> Also, since we deploy our war on glassfish, how could we set it up so >>> that front-end changes WON'T need re-deploy? >>> >>> ps: Scalate guys suggest to ask this question beforehand: Who edits the >>> templates?<http://scalate.fusesource.org/which.html#Who_edits_the_templates_> >>> Maybe >>> it's the right question to ask. >>> >>> pps: no, we're not moving to Play or Scala or Rails >>> >>> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
