It can backfire, but this one was less of a risk than I usually take, given that Struts is standards complient. My boss is pitifully grateful when I do ANYTHING that is standard, so permission was quite forthcoming. (I actually work in our standard group, so I am viewed as a rebel because I use Linux most of the time in a heavily M$ department)
Simon ----------------------------------------------------------------- Simon P. Chappell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Java Programming Specialist www.landsend.com Lands' End, Inc. (608) 935-4526 >-----Original Message----- >From: Daniel Jaffa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 9:42 AM >To: Struts Users Mailing List >Subject: Re: Struts Vs. Sun J2EE Compliance and Design Patterns > > >Though some times this approach can back fire on you. > >Some companies would rather shot them selves is the foot then >do something >a person in management does not want to do (IF you did not ask >first). I >found that instead of trying to >make the person hang themselves it is easier to make it look >like you are >following >their rules, and that is why you went with struts. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eddie Bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 10:10 AM >Subject: Re: Struts Vs. Sun J2EE Compliance and Design Patterns > > >> Chappell, Simon P wrote: >> >> >>Sometimes, the best technique is to just sit back and give >> >>people enough >> >>rope to hang themselves. I've done it in the past, I'm doing >> >>it right now >> >>on the contract I am on, and I'm sure I'll have to do it >in the future. >> >> >> > >> >I don't even wait to see if they hang themselves, I usually >just get on >and do it and hope for their sakes that they try to catch up >with me. On my >current project, I started using Struts and got the rest of >the team using >Struts and then when we had enough work done that ripping it >out would have >been difficult, we asked if we could get approval from our architecture >group for using Struts. :-) >> > >> LOL - S M O O T H, man - really S M O O T H :-) I like that! LOL >> >> Eddie >> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For additional commands, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

