On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Jeromy Evans
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> Niall Pemberton wrote:
>  > I just saw the following comment
>  >
>  > "FreeMarker is very similar to Velocity, as both are template
>  > languages that can be used outside of a Servlet container. The
>  > framework utilizes FreeMarker because FreeMarker has better error
>  > reporting. However, both are good alternatives to JSP."
>  >
>
>  I've questioned that a few times myself.  The paragraph doesn't do
>  FreeMarker much justice from a technical sense, but then again, most
>  Struts 2 users won't exploit the features FreeMarker offers above
>  Velocity, it has a much steeper learning curve, it's not as broadly
>  supported by IDE's and the syntax doesn't transfer easily to other
>  domains (ie.it's rare to find a interface designer that can read an html
>  FreeMarker template, but most can grasp the syntax of a velocity
>  template within a few moments).  FreeMarker is technically superior in
>  (almost?) every way, but not always appropriate.
>
>  We should link to/provide something that helps users decide what best
>  suits their circumstances, including the argument for and against JSP.
>  I don't think there will ever consensus to recommend one.

Thanks for the response. Perhaps you're right, but I think what you
wrote sounds better than whats there ATM.

Niall

>  At the same time it may be useful to compare these to why a JRuby-based
>  or Grails-based action/result may be more suitable.  Blog anyone?

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