--- Dain Sundstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > I agree about the eclipse discussion, but it does > actually have a point > for development of the jboss server. It is always a > pain to get any > IDE to like our directory layout. > > -dain >
I would go so far as to say that it is a pain to get a potential new developer to like the directory layout as well, and that only with a tool like Eclipse is does it even begin to feel feasable to a new developer to navigate the hierarchy of widely dispersed directories (and identically named classes in different packages). Especially assuming that that developer is used to the conventional single package/directory hierarchy used in most Java development shops/projects. While I can see an advantage for the current layout in terms of facilitating working on one small piece of the system, I also think that it adds a great deal of overhead to grasping the JBoss architecture and makes finding other source files/packages that might be relevant more difficult (i.e., "find ../../../ -type d 'org/jboss/management' -print"). Is there some other advantage that the current layout provides as well? Ant can certainly handle building and packaging up discreet files from a single hierarchy so it's not really a build/packaging issue, right? I could see how one might argue that it makes concurrent experimental development easier (a la Bill-AOP/Hiram-AOP) except that that's what CVS branches are for, right? Sorry if this has been covered on the lists or the forums ad nauseum or if there's consensus that the current layout is the "right way." Dave Neuer __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
