Hi Ondra and Kees, Are you kidding ?
Are you saying that I need to - read a book released in 2009 covering wicket 1.3 ? - read http://www.wicket-library.com/wicket-examples/index.html (for which wicket version ? ) - read the Wicket Cookbook - read the migration from 1.x to 1.5 https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/migration-to-wicket-15.html - read the migration from 1.5 to 1.6 https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/migration-to-wicket-60.html to understand what are the Wicket's benefits and write a POC ? Are you saying that I need to google to read the best practices ? You know that framework adoption is linked to good documentation. Not only of course (quality are community are equally important) but documentation is essential. For example, I find these documentations much more appealing http://www.playframework.org/documentation/2.0.4/Home http://tapestry.apache.org/documentation.html https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/doc/latest/DevGuide http://www.springsource.org/spring-framework#documentation Don't you ? Philippe 2013/1/22 Ondrej Zizka <[email protected]> > Hi Phillipe, > > you're right, the documentation deserves improvements. > > I would recommend you to start with the Wicket in Action book. That will > give you the basic concepts of Wicket. > Then continue with the examples from http://www.wicket-library.com/** > wicket-examples/index.html<http://www.wicket-library.com/wicket-examples/index.html>. > That will enforce what you learned in the book, and show more tricks. > Then go through the Wicket Cookbook. That is a collection of solutions and > best practices for common tasks. > Then skim through https://cwiki.apache.org/** > WICKET/migration-to-wicket-15.**html<https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/migration-to-wicket-15.html> > and > https://cwiki.apache.org/**WICKET/migration-to-wicket-60.**html<https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/migration-to-wicket-60.html>. > > It is quite easy to create non-ajax websites. I only have dificulties once > it gets to Ajax. > In such cases, this mailing list is very useful, and also stackoverflow > and the multitude of blogs. > > Not sure what are your other options, but e.g. I prefer Wicket over JSF. > Even big JSF fans claim that "JSF is marginally better". > > And last thing, I would recommend to try Wicket in combination with JBoss > AS 7, which made my development quick and easy - redeployment in 3 seconds, > restart in 5 seconds, CDI, JPA and JAAS at hand, the Infinispan cache, easy > management, ... > > my2c, > Ondra > > > > > On 01/22/2013 11:24 AM, Philippe Demaison wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> As Gabor Friedrich from the FAO, we are in my company, L'Oreal, comparing >> different web frameworks. >> Apache Wicket may be the best framework, may be usefull for my company, I >> don't know. >> I don't know because there is no clear documentation for a good >> evaluation. >> >> In fact the documentation is not good. >> >> The documentation is not up to date, not to say obsolete, not well >> organized and definitely not sexy. >> Sorry to being rude, I know this is difficult to do, but this is a major >> drawback when company and people evaluate Wicket. >> >> Some articles are for 1.4 or 1.5, not many for 6 >> Some articles are redundant. >> >> I am sure the folowing structure could be improved : >> https://cwiki.apache.org/**WICKET/framework-**documentation.html<https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/framework-documentation.html>is >> https://cwiki.apache.org/**WICKET/index.html<https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/index.html> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/**WICKET/documentation-index.**html<https://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/documentation-index.html> >> >> The http://wicket.apache.org/ layout is good. >> Why not reorganize the documentation with this layout ? >> >> Managers want to see benefits, developpers want to learn fast(and have >> fun). >> >> >> I tested the mentionned blogs on http://wicket.apache.org/meet/** >> blogs.html <http://wicket.apache.org/meet/blogs.html> >> >> Here is what I found : >> >> Chillenious! - Eelco Hillenius - >> http://chillenious.wordpress.**com/<http://chillenious.wordpress.com/> >> last update : 2008 >> >> Here be beasties - Al Maw - http://herebebeasties.com/ >> last update : 2009 >> >> Codierspiel - Nathan Hamblen (runs on Wicket) - >> http://code.technically.us/ >> no a single wicket post >> >> Antwerkz - Justin Lee - http://antwerkz.com/wp/ >> empty >> >> Geertjan - Geertjan Wielenga - http://blogs.sun.com/geertjan >> http 404 ! >> >> Mystic Coders - Andrew Lombardi and >> Wicket by Example - Community driven are pointing to the same address : >> http://www.mysticcoders.com/**blog/ <http://www.mysticcoders.com/blog/> >> >> >> For a wider adoption of Wicket, >> Best regards to all of you >> >> Philippe Demaison >> >> >
