> I thought Struts and WebWork were identical technology. I was wrong. > > The main WebWork features are: > > 1. The Value Stack. Howard described very well what this is. > 2. Expression Language > 3. Total separation of Controller and Views. The views could be JSP, > Velocity, XSLT and Jasper Reports (PDF). > 4. Not just for web. > 5. Built-in Custom Tags (scope similar to built-in Tapestry components) > 6. Simpler than Struts > > I prefer the Tapestry component approach but WebWorks could be a good > alternative. > > Note about expression languages: It is possible to integrate a rich > expression language like ognl (http://www.ognl.org) into Tapestry, does > it make sense?
I've looked at OGNL as a replacement for PropertyHelper. With a little work, OGNL could be a backwards compatible version of property paths, with lots of extras. Alternately, I might create an <ognl- binding>. > It is possible to use JPython instead of java to write the logic for > Tapestry applications. What do you think? Another good thought (and familiar too!). I'm note sure what the machinery to accomplish this would look like, but I bet it isn't too tricky. There's also bean shell (?) which is a way to plug in all sorts of scripting languages as well. > > What new features for Tapestry are necessary to implement in order to > get a broader acceptation? I would like to see: - More contributed components (especially now that 2.2 is stable and we have libraries) - More documentation (I'm working on The Book, but there's also the Tutorial) - More success stories The latter is something I literally can't do myself --- I need *LOTS* of whitepapers and success stories. The people already using Tapestry are the early adopters ... folks who can sniff out a good thing. For Tapestry to hit big, we need to get more followers, not more leaders. If you don't know the technology and don't have the time and inclination to figure it out, you look to see how well others have done with it. We desperately need more success stories to show that learning Tapestry is worth it. We all know it to be true, but new users want reassurance. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tapestry.sf.net ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ Tapestry-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer
