Dave wrote:
Thanks for bringing this up Allen.
On 1/10/07, Allen Gilliland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The only downsides I see to Struts2 right now is that it says it
requires Java 5, which isn't an absolute deal breaker, but I think it's
a shame since Roller is currently compatible with Java 1.4. The other
thing is that Struts2 hasn't actually gone GA yet, but it appears that
it's fairly close now, so by the time we actually get around to doing
this work it should be ready.
What do others think?
I'd like to know what everybody else thinks too. I'm in something of a
planning and requirements stage right now, so this is a perfect time
for this discussion.
Although I suggested/advocated Spring MVC for the rendering UI, my
research on Struts2 at that time led me to the conclusion that Struts2
was the best solution for a next-generation Roller admin UI. (Migration
from Struts1 being a key factor.)
Currently, my opinion is that Roller 4.0 should include Struts 2,
require at least Java 5, and feature a re-written authoring UI
(replacing at least the entry editor, entry management and categories
pages).
Sounds good to me. For server-side work these days there are very few
environments that don't support Java 5.
-- Sean
