Yes, the trick here is to not muddy up Wicket for the newcomers. Wicket needs to be easy to learn and understand in order for it to be adopted by the masses!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Question is, how many of those users are core committers. Not > everybody is a generics wizz you know, nor has the need to become one. > Most users want to just build web apps in a clean, self-documenting > API that doesn't put too much burden upon them - conceptually and > number of characters to type, read and understand. > > Martijn > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Matej Knopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jan Kriesten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>>> I'm not sure I like where this discussion is going. I don't see anyone >>>> having any particular objections against current state. >>> >>> @matej_k: >>> >>> ugh - you should count again... if I counted right, most of the responses >>> yet prefer 'Component' /not/ being touched by generics. >> >> Question is, how many of those users actually use generified wicket on >> day-to-day basis. >> >> -Matej >> >>> >>>> +1, I agree. I think this discussion might be counter-productive if >>>> folks who aren't using the generified versions are voting. >>> >>> @jwcarman: >>> >>> There is an issue with generics on components which is leading into a big >>> mess - and as far as I can see, many objections are especially on that >>> topic! It might not be Wicket's fault, though, it might be a language >>> problem (i.e. Java's to blame). >>> >>> But IMHO putting generics on Component is a bad design, since it per se >>> touches all of Wicket's Components without urgent need. Boilerplate over and >>> over. If I look at my components and libraries (and yes, i have tried out >>> 1.4!) - I have at most 30% of my components containing a Model! >>> >>> Best regards, --- Jan. >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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] >> >> > > > > -- > Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com > Apache Wicket 1.3.3 is released > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.3 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
