on 4/25/00 12:20 PM, dave bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been thinking about how to help folks become productive - faster
> with Turbine. I really think Turbine is a great Framework and I'd
> like to see it catch on even more than it has. But, I believe in order
> for that to happen, you've got to really make things easy for
> developers ( we're a lazy bunch).
>
> So, with that in mind, here's what I've been thinking about
> adding on top of the application generation utility from the wish
> list.
>
> Turbine Developer's Kit (TDK)
>
> Goal: Ease development with and installation/setup of Turbine.
+1
> How: Bundle Turbine with a configured copy of Tomcat and instantdb.
> This would allow user to quickly setup and try out Turbine with out
> having to do the Servlet engine setup, DB setup etc.... This also
> provides an ideal enviroment for the programmer on the go. This and a
> JDK is all that's needed to develop/prototype apps on a laptop/PC.
+1
> Besides having the Servlet engine and DB for development, you'd also
> have the application generation utility. It would help you:
> 1. Setup the directory structure for a new application.
> 2. Create the build.xml for compiling the new app.
> 3. Configure Tomcat to test out the application.
> 4. Maybe add a deployment option to generate any needed files when you
> move your app to production.
>
> Is this worth the effort?
>
> Would anyone find this useful?
totally worth the effort. i will fully support you with this.
-jon
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