On Jul 9, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Nick Stuart wrote: > If Will or whoever wants a to add a feature that doesn't interfere > with anything else and gives users more options whats the harm? > Just because some don't like it and wont use it doesn't mean it > shouldn't be available or done. The fact that someone wants the > feature and is willing to put time and effort into should enough > for anyone on this list, even if you don't agree with it, > ecspecially since we are talking about adding something that > doesn't touch any existing functionality.
The notion that new code does not interfere with an existing code base is a false premise. If you don't understand the harm involved in increasing the size of a code base, you're not qualified to comment. But, there's a community problem too. Cocoon was like this. They keep rolling in every shinny new object that was flogged by the Java press. Then they had to start throwing around the word "deprecated". I would ask about such and such a feature on the listserv and they would be told that I'm not supposed to use that anymore, it has been deprecated. Then I'd return the page that had the breathless description of how powerful the feature and look for the word deprecated, but wouldn't be able to find it. Basically, the community had a new shinny object and didn't want to be bothered with last year's shinny object. To date, my experience with Stripes is that the documentation talks about the things that I can use and want to use and do use. Stripes itself is free of flights of fancy. I'm using Stripes and Stripersist and it's a complete framework. My only disappointment is that I'd like to have a lot more control over the URLs. That's a more important component of Basic/Core/Pure HTTP than the strange stumpy tail or 6th finger of the HTTP verb. -- Alan Gutierrez | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://blogometer.com/ | 504 717 1428 Think New Orleans | http://thinknola.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Stripes-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/stripes-users
