I agree with Jonathan Locke 100%. The use of .add seems better and cleaner to me, but I can live with the constructor change if it means that other things work better.
On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 14:27 -0800, Jonathan Locke wrote: > > i would like to see a list of what we'd lose by not supporting the > constructor change. i actually prefer the add() usage and always > have. i just don't want us to forget why we originally wanted to > make the constructor change. the only two things i can recall are: > > - better diagnostics, but i can't recall exactly /what/ diagnostics we > thought we'd get > > - ability to make component init dependent on parental context. this might > be either xml association or component data somehow. i can't think of any > times i've been screaming to do this, but can anyone give some of the best > examples so we can evaluate what we'd be losing here? > > > Eelco Hillenius wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > We (Wicket's developers) are having some discussion over 1.3 vs 2.0 > > and how difficult it is as a nun-funded project to spend so much time > > synchronizing the branches. > > > > A major issue in the discussion is that not everyone is convinced > > anymore that the constructor change in 2.0 is for the better. There > > are pros and cons for sure, but we want to get your opinion on this. > > > > Please help us out giving your opinion. We want to know: > > > > 1) Who uses 2.0 for serious projects? > > > > 2) What do you think of the constructor change? Do you prefer 1.3's > > add style or 2.0's style of passing in the parent construction time. > > > > 3) If we would ever backtrack on the constructor change (*if*, don't > > panic for now) how much trouble would that give you? > > > > Please don't be shy giving your opinion. This is an important issue in > > the future development of Wicket. > > > > Regards, > > > > Eelco > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Wicket-user mailing list > > Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user > > > > > -- Philip A. Chapman Desktop and Web Application Development: Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL Linux, Windows 2000, Windows XP
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