> I touched on this a few weeks ago regarding JBuilder > integration and the suggestion was made that I write > one my self.
And that's the nature of a community effort. Geoff learned Eclipse plugins by doing Spindle. > Adding new features/functionality is great and > exciting, but some serious and concerted attention > needs to be given to easing the transition of new > users and gaining mind share in order to reach > "critical mass", ie self-sustaining momentum for > Tapestry. And this is the kind of thing that is best coming from the community, not necessarily just me. If the documentation is weak ... fix it! Write tutorials. Donate code and components. Do some advocacy. Offer to do an "intro to Tapestry" session at a local Java user's group. Critical mass is not defined by anything I (or Geoff) does ... by definition, it's what the community does. I'm full-on maintaining and extending Tapestry, and trying to keep the documentation up-to date, not to mention trying to work on the book. > Again Howard, I think what you have achieved here with > the Tapestry framework is phenomenal, however this may > not be your greatest challenge with Tapestry. I > suggest, IMHO, your greatest challenge may > marketing/selling and packaging this idea to the > masses. It's all about marketing. The last couple of releases have been a lot more fun; The announcements on ServerSide have been great, with Tapestry folks coming out of the woodwork to support Tapestry and unravel some FUD. I still think the best marketing for Tapestry can't come from me ... marketing that originates with the central developer looks like ego self-gratification from the outside (just take a look at this JByte bullshit project on the ServerSide lately). If someone else (hint, hint) was to write an article for ServerSide or OnJava detailing their experiences switching from Struts to Tapestry that would be an incredible boost. Marketting of Tapestry doesn't require any deep understanding of the internals of the framework, it's something anyone who simply uses Tapestry can do. Tapestry (and other open-source) projects aren't free, it's just that the coin is different. Instead of money, we're looking for support, time and involvement. Pay your dues. Spread the word. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tapestry.sf.net ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Tapestry-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer
