Personally I won't be doing any Ruby development until there's an
Eclipse for Ruby :). I'm just *way* too addicted to Eclipse to consider
switching back to a language I have to program in a glorified notepad :).
--- Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Orchard-Hays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:58 AM
> To: Tapestry users
> Subject: Re: Future of Tapestry in questionable
>
> Wicket sounds cool, but is immature compared to Tapestry.
>
> Howard isn't going anywhere. Tapestry is not only still viable, it's
> in heavily active development as is Hivemind.
>
> What is the future of Tapestry? My own opinion is that as long as
> there is a need for Java Web Frameworks, Tapestry is the one I want
> to use. It's fun to code with. I'm productive. I get reuse. It's
> powerful and scales. It is component-based. This user list continues
> to grow every day, as does Tapestry's use and mind-share. J2EE is
> still the preferred basic toolset to use in The Enterprise world.
>
> Is Tapestry the best tool for all situations? Is a screwdriver good
> for hammering in nails?
>
> I also use Ruby on Rails. It has many advantages for quick, small
> CRUD apps especially. It's fun. It's powerful. It uses the wonderful
> Ruby language.
>
> Ruby as a language is the future of Java. (Just look at all the ways
> we keep trying to turn Java into a dynamic language--we don't need
> Spring or Hivemind in Ruby.) I predict that Ruby will become what
> SmallTalk should have 10 years ago.
>
> Jamie
>
> On Jul 13, 2005, at 12:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Recent views expressed by Howard on his blog and discussions on the
> > net
> > makes me question the future of Tapestry. He is sounding more and
> > more pro
> > Ruby on Rails and a bit anti Java. So the question is would
> > Tapestry end up
> > along the way like one of those abandoned OS projects with no
> > development
> > activity whatsover? This is something I think worth thinking about
> > by we
> > Tapestry users. To be honest, I'm taking a serious look at Wicket now.
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Francis
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