One BIG plus that I haven't seen mentioned is debuggability. A wicket application is almost as easy to debug as a regular application. For one thing the error messages are really great. 90% of the time the nail the problem. But the biggest plus is that the whole control flow is just in regular Java classes. No excursions into the templating engine, no reflection magic, just good ole Java code you actually have half a chance of debugging. Jonathan has mentioned that the API footprint is bigger than he would like (you started to sound a bit like Steve Northover, there, by the way; scary! ;-). But I find that wicket actually has a very small footprint compared to other frameworks, because wicket is all there is. No templating engine, no bytcode manipulation framework, no expression language you have to know. I can understand wicket top to bottom. Sweet!
Thomas > -----Original Message----- > From: mraible [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Donnerstag, 15. November 2007 20:57 > To: users@wicket.apache.org > Subject: Re: Matt Raible's ApacheCon presentation > > > I didn't say my cons were valid - but I do believe there > *are* cons to Wicket. What are they - in your opinion? > > matt > > > igor.vaynberg wrote: > > > >> * HTML templates live next to Java code > > this is easily changed - just a default > > > >> * Need to have a good grasp of OO > > why is this a con? you are saying not knowing oo is a good > thing? you > > can say this is a pro - learning wicket will make you a better > > developer :) > > > >> * The Wicket Way - everything done in Java > > as opposed to embedding logic in views which has been something > > plaguing other frameworks for ages? > > > > -igor > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Matt-Raible%27s-ApacheCon-presentation-t f4815955.html#a13780519 > Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
