I have a humble suggestion, as 1.3 release seems to be eminent.
I've worked with 1.3 dev since January this year, on large projects,
too, and I think that the new chains design is worth a lot more than a
minor point release. We are getting GREAT bang from the new flexibility
this *major new feature* offers.
I've also seen the great amount of work that goes into this release.
To me, 1.3 should be called 2.0.
Hell, if you are scared about that, call it at least 1.5, but consider
to give it the merit it deserves.
What do you think?
I think it really deserves it. I know Struts versioning has always been
conservative, but I am not advocating to call it Struts 5 (like Java 5),
which might look too much like marketing. Here we are talking about the
real value this new version will provide.
Everyone wonders if Struts is dying. I don't think it is. With 1.3/"1.5"
it gets a major push as far as extensibility is concerned (which should
be a key role of any <i>framework</i>. With tweaking the struts chains,
creating a "Struby" (Ruby on Struts) would probably be the work of a fun
long weekend. Talk about extending the life of Struts, here it is.
Humbly, I think same goes for the label "Struts Classic", which I
personally gives it the image of old, which certainly 1.3 (1.5) does not
deserve. I think the label Struts Classic should be dropped. Marketing
uses "Classic" when they want to discourage people using it, and rather
buy something new. Or they blundered on something new. Neither is the
case here.
Also, would anyone want to step forward and be vocal about what is new
with Struts 1.3 ("1.5") in discussions like
http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=37365 ?
Kind regards,
Wolfgang Gehner
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