Actually I have a hard time justifying using it because it is also very stringent in its implementation of Model 2 and doesnt reduce code time significantly whilst introducing loads of tags not supported by leading HTML editors.
Regards Wendy > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Value of Struts? > > > I've been using Struts (1.0) for a few months now, and > I'm not seeing a big advantage to using it other than > that it does Model 2 (which is very very wise) and > hides some of the heavy lifting. > > ActionForms get you server side form validation and > HTTP parameters->bean mapping. > > The taglibs get you reduced scriplet code and hooks to > the form bean. > > Actions get you a clean place to write controller code > and a way to easily forward to presentation jsps. > > Is that all Struts does? Or are there features I'm > missing? Is it just a framework abstracting away the > easy stuff into easier stuff? > > I'm not trying to start a war - I'm sorry if I'm > coming of antagonistic. I'm not intending any ill > will. I'm just having a hard time figuring out why > Struts is so popular. > > thanks - gene > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > 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]>
