Do users find the examples confusing? I often refer people to the struts-example and struts-validator apps for help so I don't think they're under publicized. I'm not sure that consolidating the examples would make them easier to understand. I certainly want an example module app and an app that demonstrates a real world example would also be helpful.
David --- Steve Raeburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are currently seven different webapps within the Struts > distribution > that users are referred to for examples of Struts usage: > > - struts-blank > - struts-example > - struts-excercise-taglib > - struts-template (not so much) > - tiles-documentation > - struts-upload > - struts-validator > > Not to mention the examples hosted at Sourceforge. > > Judging by the repetitive nature of certain questions on the user list > there > is a problem with finding/understanding the examples and/or > finding/understanding the documentation. > > I have observed that requests for examples tend to fall into two > distinct > categories: > 1. examples demonstrating usage of a particular tag or feature > 2. examples of best practice in using the Struts framework > > I would like to see the existing examples consolidated to just two > applications, each targeted at one of the categories just mentioned. > > The first example application would provide many discrete examples, each > demonstrating the use of just one feature of struts. This application > should > be easy to understand for a new Struts user, should be simple to deploy > (drop-in war deployment with no configuration required) and should > become > *the* point of reference for the Struts documentation and mailing lists. > It > could also be used a library of cut-and-paste code. Based on the Tomcat > examples, I have created what could be the basis for this app > (http://www.ninsky.com/struts). > > In the interests of ease of understanding, the first application would > not > necessarily exhibit best practice all the time. For instance, in the > examples I put together I have made no effort to protect JSPs with a > security constraint or by placing them under WEB-INF. I felt this was > not > necessary to demonstrate the tags in use and might confuse novice users. > I > don't necessarily think this app should use modules as this could again > confuse new users. I'm prepared to be convinced on that, Ted :-) > > The second application should demonstrate current best practice in the > context of a working, realistic application. The purpose of this app > would > not be to tutor novice users but to show how Struts features can be used > together to create real-world applications. Struts Pet Store springs to > mind > as a possible example. > > Struts-blank would continue as the basic starter application template. > > I would hope that consolidating the examples and effectively publicizing > them would help reduce the support burden (call me a dreamer!) and > enable > users to become more productive with Struts more quickly. > > Steve > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
