Ken I would echo most of your sentiments, except for the XSP part. I have found that the flowscript/JXT gives me all the logic/layout options I need ... without having to worry about any Java at all in my apps. I think that is why the developers decided to deprecate XSP quite a while back, though I appreciate that not everybody might think that's such a good idea!
How do you use XSLT(2)? I did not think Xalan supported it yet? eg http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/ http://www.nabble.com/Xalan-J-XSLT-2.0-status-tc5766761r4.html http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t364511-xslt-2-processors.html Derek >>> On 2009/04/25 at 10:32, in message >>> <[email protected]>, Ken Starks >>> <[email protected]> wrote: Antonio Gallardo wrote: > hi Derek, > > Comparing XSLT with JSP is like comparing pears and apples. XSLT is > quite useful for some tasks and weak in others. The same apply for JSP. > We still use XSLT even if you have JSP at hand. In cocoon particular > wolrd, perhaps he should compare JSP with XSP. > > I did not read the whole article, but looks the author forgot there is a > XSLT 2.0. Anyway, who cares? ;) > > About freemaker, I guess there are some threads about it in our mail > archive [1]. > > Hope this helps. > > Best Regards, > > Antonio Gallardo. > > [1] http://cocoon.markmail.org/search/?q=freemaker > > I hardly think 'pears and apples' are a good simile, they are far too similar to one another. Perhaps 'oranges and apples' or even 'sausages and marmalade'. By the way, sausages and marmalade go very well together. My main complaint is that XSP is deprecated in Cocoon 2.2, in fact it seems to be sneered-at. For me, it provides just the tiny amount of Java I need - I still don't want to learn the language thoroughly. It comes below both ruby and even Acrobat javascript for me. Python has always been more useful, and now the adobe Flex environment looks pretty alluring - in all of these I use XML, and often it is obtained from a localhost Cocoon pipeline. Cocoon 2.1.x - love it XSLT (2) - love it XSP - love it Eclipse, XML, XML-Schema, other XML tools - love 'em all ! Cocoon 2.2 - too much java needed, not backward-compatible enough, (Database connection) a few other grumbles. will re-evaluate it in 12 months or so, but I have already wasted too much time for this year Cocoon 2.3 - not powerful enough for my needs, last time I looked Bye for now, Ken. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
