> -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck Chopp > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 6:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: forwarding to an action w/o an input JSP > > > Wendy Smoak wrote: > > > Good list! Add to that, you're working with open source > stuff, which will > > change right out from under you if you're not paying attention. > > LOL... isn't that a hidden part of the definition of open > source stuff?
I've found that it's worse dealing with proprietary software... especially MS. MS might have cleaned up their act in the regard, but I doubt it. With open source you just need to keep the occasional eye on the web page, and if you're really paranoid, the source code. Try doing that with Proprietary. > The faster development cycle makes it hard to freeze the > technology long > enough to get fluent in it. Mentally keeping up with new > features being > released in "reference" releases while at the same time being > limited by > lagging implementations on certain platforms keep my thinking > spread out a > bit thin. That's just the nature of the open source beast, though. I dunno... I upgrade things when they release and don't pay a lot of attention to RC's. > > > Just keep asking questions, you're doing fine. It won't be > long until > > you're answering other newbies' questions. And if you > think you're all > > alone, look back in the list archives for my name... talk > about confused! > > Some of my early posts read like I randomly selected words > from the Struts > > website and strung them together. > > It'll come along soon. It will just take getting through all > of the tasks > successfully one time [meaning several failed attempts happen > first] and > then it will all click. > > > The lightbulb will come on soon. :) [Weird, I used that > phrase in my note > > suggesting debugging struts-example.war and deleted it > thinking it was too > > flip.] > > Nah.... that's not flip sounding at all. That's how it works > for me most of > the time. The light simply comes on as if a voice said "let there be > comprehension" and suddenly it all makes sense. > > > -- > Chuck Chopp > > ChuckChopp (at) rtfmcsi (dot) com http://www.rtfmcsi.com > > RTFM Consulting Services Inc. 864 801 2795 voice & voicemail > 103 Autumn Hill Road 864 801 2774 fax > Greer, SC 29651 > > Do not send me unsolicited commercial email. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
