an alternative approach to the standard mvc

2001-12-03 Thread Keith_Wong
Hi everyone, For those who have built a web application using the standard MVC pattern I'm sure you have found it can be quite a tedious and cumbersome solution. The constant need to jump in and out of html/java and the messy process of moving data between the model, the controller and the view

Re: an alternative approach to the standard mvc

2001-12-03 Thread Keith_Wong
Well that particular project you referred its just a generic construction set for Html or Xml. The toolkit I've proposed goes beyond that, my objects actually have state and are true objects in the OO sense. The toolkit does more than just abstract html construction via java manipulation, if

Re: an alternative approach to the standard mvc

2001-12-03 Thread Keith_Wong
Well yes like any solution there are strengths and weaknesses. You're absolutely correct here, if you do need to change your html then you will need to change your java code and recompile. But mind you the Jsp is only one part of the overall solution (I'm talking in the traditional mvc sense),

Re: an alternative approach to the standard mvc

2001-12-03 Thread Keith_Wong
Hi August, Your examples are very specific and are aimed where the traditional mvc pattern would serve well. But there also many situations where having to write a jsp, a bean and a controller just proves to be a very tedious and cumbersome process. I know it, I've done it! This toolkit is