Jason's warnings (below) were sobering, so I've not attempted to dabble
with 3.0 for commercial use.
One month later, do folk recommend that the 3.0 series is still too green
for general consumption? More specifically:
* Is the API still subject to large-scale change/evolution?
* The "we can't answer your questions" thing is presumably related to the
incomplete state of the framework. Have the big hitters been bedded down now?
* Presumably much of the codebase is inherited from 2.1, so risk of
bugs/leaks is not likely to be a big issue?
* Are the "adapter classes" (below) for backward compatability? If so,
then perhaps the 3.0 stream may be a proposition for *new* products?
* In general terms, how is the status of 3.0 looking at present - e.g.
current areas of activity, big areas still requiring work, guestimates of
timelines, etc.
* Is it correct to assume that the 2.1 branch is considered to be in
maintenance mode now? i.e. will receive patches, but not enhancement?
My motivation here is to assess risk in using the 3.0 stream as a basis
for a new project.
tia
-j
From: Jason van Zyl
Subject: Turbine 3.0
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:01:15 -0700
On 7/24/01 4:02 AM, "Jason Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm in the process of upgrading a standalone application to TDK 3.0a3.
> Is the interim solution to use Turbine.configure(ServletConfig,
> ServletContext) where TurbineConfig was previously used?
>
I am going to make this clear now.
Do not use the 3.0a series unless you know what you're doing. There
is absolutely no point in upgrading unless you are fully prepared
to endure some hardship. Scarab has decided to keep up to date with
the changes and they are helping with the 3.0 development, but 3.0a
is not a solution for most people. Your apps simply will not work
right now as the adapter classes will be added later.
Use 3.0a at your own risk. Most questions will not be answered
and the API will change under your feet so either stop using
the 3.0a series now and stick to what is stable or prepare to
help debug and document.
The process for migration will come when we're done 3.0. By all
means look if want, that's what the 3.0a series is for but we
can't answer your questions because nothing is final. So again,
use it at your own peril.
--
jvz.
Jason van Zyl
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