Author: husted
Date: Mon Feb 13 11:05:41 2006
New Revision: 377464
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=377464&view=rev
Log:
Action Kickstart
* Add new FAQS regarding whether Struts entered a "greenfield".
Modified:
struts/action/trunk/xdocs/faqs/kickstart.fml
Modified: struts/action/trunk/xdocs/faqs/kickstart.fml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/struts/action/trunk/xdocs/faqs/kickstart.fml?rev=377464&r1=377463&r2=377464&view=diff
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--- struts/action/trunk/xdocs/faqs/kickstart.fml (original)
+++ struts/action/trunk/xdocs/faqs/kickstart.fml Mon Feb 13 11:05:41 2006
@@ -82,17 +82,81 @@
implementation for a servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 container.
</p>
<p>After serving as the co-lead of the JSR 127 specification
- (JavaServerFaces), Craig created another rendition of
Struts
+ (JavaServerFaces), Craig created another rendition of
+ Struts
based on JavaServerFaces, called Shale. Both Struts Action
Framework and Struts Shale are first-class citizens of the
Apache Struts project.</p>
</answer>
</faq>
+ <faq id="first">
+ <question>Was Struts Action the first web application framework
+ for Java?</question>
+ <answer>
+ <p>No, not by a long shot. When Struts 1.0 shipped in June
+ 2001, there were already several other web application
+ frameworks available, including Barracuda, Expresso,
+ Maverick, Tapestry, and Turbine, to name a few. Struts did
+ not enter a "greenfield". Back in the day, there were
+ lively comparisons between the available frameworks,
+ just as there is today.
+ </p>
+ </answer>
+ </faq>
+
+ <faq id="popular">
+ <question>Is Struts Action the most popular web application
+ framework for Java?</question>
+ <answer>
+ <p>Yes. By any objective measure, Struts Action continues to
+ be the most popular web application framework for
+ Java.</p>
+ <p>As of 2006, the vast majority of job offerings for Java
+ developers cite Struts as prerequisite. According to
+ OnJava magazine between their reader surveys for 2005 and
+ 2004 the popularity of Struts remained steady. Likewise,
+ the number of Struts articles published in all online
+ journals also remained constant between 2004 and 2005. New
+ and updated books about Struts continue to be published
+ regularly.</p>
+ <p>While some people characterize the space of Java web
+ application framework as being "fragmented", the truth is
+ that
+ <b>more web developers use Struts Action than all other
+ alternatives combined.</b>
+ This observation is as true in 2006 as it was in 2005,
+ as it was in 2004. It's probably been true since Struts
+ released its 1.0 version in 2001.
+ </p>
+ <p>Of course, some developers are finding that JavaServer
+ Faces can be a faster way to write new applications,
+ especially clean-cut intranet applications. And
+ that's great! More than anything else, every Struts
+ committer wants every developer to get more out of every
+ work day. (We're developers too!) As these new JSF
+ applications
+ grow in complexity, Struts Shale is ready to do for
+ <em>JSF</em>
+ developers what Struts Action has
+ been doing for
+ <em>JSP</em>
+ developers, year after year
+ after year.
+ </p>
+ <p>Meanwhile, enterprise web developers who have standardized
+ on Struts Action can be assured that new releases of
+ Action 1 will continue, even as we break new ground with
+ the upcoming release of Struts Action 2 (formerly known as
+ WebWork).</p>
+ </answer>
+ </faq>
+
<faq id="where">
- <answer
- name="Where can I get a copy of Struts Action Framework?">
- <p>The best place to download Apahce Struts products is at
+ <question>Where can I get a copy of Struts Action
+ Framework?</question>
+ <answer>
+ <p>The best place to download Apache Struts products is at
<a href="http://struts.apache.org/";>struts.apache.org</a>
. The nightly builds are very stable, and recommended as
the best place to start today.
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