> -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Tedone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:05 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: A couple of questions > > > We are talking here about the user submitting a form from a > JSP page: the > fact that I've got request and action form both populated, > doesn't suggest > me any added value in maintainability, it's simply a > duplication of data. We > chose Struts as web framework not because of Action Forms > (not yet at least, > and not until we'll assure that the advantage is real and not > that we must > use them just because we're using Struts), but because we > think that some of > its features (particularly driving the web application > logical flow), the > native support for internationalization, possibly the use of > Tiles (we're > still deciding) and, when possible, the use of dynamic forms, > are nice to > have. But after today's discussion, I'm going to evaluate > with our senior > architect whether it's worth having the validation thing done > by Struts, > paying in performance. To process objects in the JSP page, > we'll use JSTL, > and this rest assured. > > As regards performance versus maintainability, if you are > delivering a site > visited by hundreds of thousands of people at the same time, > performance > plays a big role, and half a second could make the difference > between a > returning customer and one who goes to the competitors.
I agree... and I go back to my original argument that it's still better and cheaper to add servers then it is to create overly complex code. > > Could you please answer to me about the possibility of using > the struts-bean > tag library without having a struts form? Is that possible? The > internationalization bit is a big advantage. Yes you can use struts-bean without struts forms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
