Martin, A chap called Joe Faith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) posted on here recently and his company specialises in developing products based on OpenACS, the ArsDigita framework. His website has information and links regarding this platform, http://www.runtime-collective.com/acs.html which they use for a variety of applications. It gives you an independent viewpoint.
I too am evaluating expresso and OpenACS (I've just started), I will be interested to hear what you think and I'll drop you a line with thoughts / conclusions as well. My applications first version is fairly simple, but marketing are specifying a lot of extra functionality to come in later versions. I'd go with Expresso in the short-term because it is simple to learn and easy to implement whereas OpenACS is a bit of a behemoth with a much bigger learning curve. It those version 2 / 3 requirements which make me look towards OpenACS... Regards, Chris. -----Original Message----- From: Martin Farrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 January 2002 11:17 To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: Architecture question - struts/expresso/arsdigita hi im currently working on a website using struts, and am looking for a platform architecture below struts to deal with the database interaction. The current options i am looking at are 1. expresso - I like expresso because of how it handles the persistence, and the fact it already ties in with struts. But my intention would be to use struts independently of expresso, in the sense that i would not use the expresso integrated struts. I feel this would allow me to keep up with the changes to struts, while using the features i feel strongest in expresso. Could expresso be used such that i could use my struts actions to control the view, and have an underlying expresso controller to control the business logic? I have not seen this implemented in any examples, also would i miss out on the access control features in expresso if i didnt use struts expresso 2. arsdigita - i've recently came across this framework, and it looks quite good, plus it also has a load of good content features. It seems to essentially use the java blueprints model, but i like the content system. the issue here would be integration with struts to use the personalisation features. I would be interested in feedback from anyone who has used this product 3. JDBC - good 'ol jdbc based around pool manager. I know the subject of architecture keeps coming up, and i have read most of the mails on this subject. But i would be very interested in anyones feedback on these issues in order to make a decision Thanks in advance Martin ** For great Emap magazine subscription & gift offers visit http://www.emapmagazines.co.uk ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The information in this email is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient of this message any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Emap plc and or its subsidiaries do not warrant that any attachments are free from viruses or other defects and accept no liability for any losses resulting from infected email transmissions. Please note that any views expressed in this email may be those of the originator and do not necessarily reflect those of this organisation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
