Has anyone had a look at JetBrain's Fabrique? * http://www.jetbrains.com/fabrique/index.html The selling point is a fancy IDE and code generator, but the underlying code framework is open source. I've started to look at the tutorial and developers guide, but haven't gotten too far into it yet.
For data access, they have EJB and Hibernate options ready. Of course, I'm wondering how much fun writing an iBATIS option would be. :) There was a SS review back in June, which meant with the sound of cricket's chirping. * http://www.theserverside.com/reviews/thread.tss?thread_id=26331 In Apache land, the only reference I see is one post in Tapestry, which again met with resounding quiet. Like the SS reviewer, "I would normally have no interest in a product like this, but I've had such a great experience with IDEA that I decided to give it a try." Of course, what the world really needs is an Eclipse plugin to provide some of the "Visual Fabrique" features. Sony's Beta format for video tapes was cool, but VHS won because JVC invited other vendors to the table. -Ted. http://www.husted.com/poe/
