Hi,
due to many mails on this list, I think most of us agree that Turbine
definitely needs a new and improved TDK.
Cornerstones of this are:
Must have:
- Thoroughly tested on *ix and Win32
- Thoroughly tested with JDK 1.3.1 and 1.4.1
- Using Turbine 2.2 with easy upgrading to 2.3
- Stable level of jars to avoid frustration with beginners
- Preconfigured Servlet container to get to speed quickly
- Well documented set of property files for Turbine and Torque.
- Documentation on how to use the TDK.
Should have:
- Use maven as the build tool for all the tdk tasks. Include a preconfigured,
working and stable maven installation.
- Include a simple "one file, one jar" database for quick testing and
examples for moving to other popular databases.
Nice to have:
- Alternatively: Use ant as build tools for beginner that are unfamiliar
to maven
- Include a fully documented demo application which shows "best practice"
development with Turbine
- Include a security configuration application which allows easy configuration
of security objects like users, groups, roles and permissions
- A SQL client to access the various databases
All of the Turbine developers know about these problems. But
unfortunately the most seasoned developers who are able to fix these
problems don't use the current TDK or don't feel a personal need to
continue with the current TDK. Or have moved on to greener fields and
left the Turbine/TDK development altogether.
The main problem in developing such a NewTDK is time. I'd be willing
to do this (It would fit well with another project that I might start
shortly and I do have a small Turbine skeleton hammered out but it
needs some external installed tools to work and is quite specific to
my linux based development environment) but I'd need either a sponsor
or a company willing to found the development of such an environment.
If anyone of you knows an organization or company which wants to
sponsor the development of a new TDK, just contact me directly.
Regards
Henning
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