Keep preaching man. The choir is here to back you up. :) peace, Joe Barefoot
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:39 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: wishlist > > > LOL....I know....I dreaming......but one day mind you.......;) > > I cannot tell you how many hours of my life have been wasted > coding the same > SH#T over and over again in ASP and COM. From 1997 to 2000ish I thought I > was the ASP/COM KING!!!!! No doubt this was also at the height > on the .bomb > era (I mean .com) > > Then I started learning this cool thing called “Java Web Application > Development with Struts” (I believe that’s also a book title > somewhere right > Ted??? ;) > > I remember (this happened a few times) picking up the phone and ordering > dinner for a few other developers and myself from Dominoes. We > were working > on a getting a nice new enhancement out the door by that week. Only one > problem, Dominoes had closed for the night, it was 3 AM!!! > > Sometime early last year, I sat down and rewrote an application that I had > done for a client (originally in ASP). I duplicated the > functionality, but > wrote it in Java (w/Struts no doubt). > > ASP Struts > Lines of code 1257 148 > *includes html, css, but not comments > > Features that were not in the ASP version: > *logging > *connection pooling > > That was with a pre 1.0 version when I was still working with Chuck at > NetVendor. I’m sure it could have been fewer lines, but I was new to this > whole Struts business thing :-) > This doesn’t even show the time savings by using tiles and the validator. > Anyway, this is only one of several reasons why I put on my signature line > “Struts Evangelist”. > > > Anyway, I hope to complete my wish list be the end of the week. If anyone > cares to add to the list, I’ll add a section on there for you. > > I’m not sure how this (wishes/plans) all correlates to what the other > developers/committers are doing with proposals and such. One thing I’ve > noticed is that the pages on the struts site are not consistent as far as > layout and links. > > Anyone else notice this too??? > > I had planned to re-write the struts-example that ships with the > binary and > source dist, but I’ve seen evidence that I’m not the first to tackle this. > I hate doing doing duplicate work (that’s why I’m here) so if anyone else > (Ted, Vic, James, anyone) is going to do this, please tell me so > I can focus > on something else. > > Ted, Vic, and Bryan are you doing anything with the struts site on > sourceforge? > I had been looking around last month for a place to post samples and docs, > then I found your site. I left a msg in public forums, but there’s no > activity. Would care to add me as a member/developer? I’d like > to offer my > web hosting services to any of your projects. It’s a DSL with static IP. > Not the most robust bandwidth I know, but hey, its free!!! Well, > I have to > pay for the line, but that’s minimal compared to what I get in return. > > > James Mitchell > Software Engineer\Struts Evangelist > Struts-Atlanta, the "Open Minded Developer Network" > http://struts-atlanta.open-tools.org > ICQ: 27651409 > AOLIM: jmitchtx (and NO I don’t use AOL;) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:48 PM > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: RE: wishlist > > > > > > > > > > > > Gee - > > > > If I didn't know better, I'd say James has gotten a pretty good start on > > the Struts 2.0 requierments document - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "James Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/06/2002 02:32:44 PM > > > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Thigpen, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (bcc: > > Kevin Bedell/Systems/USHO/SunLife) > > Subject: RE: wishlist > > > > > > I'm only 1/3 done with those notes/wishes.....stay tuned. > > > > > > James Mitchell > > Software Engineer\Struts Evangelist > > Struts-Atlanta, the "Open Minded Developer Network" > > http://struts-atlanta.open-tools.org > > ICQ: 27651409 > > AOLIM: jmitchtx (and NO I don't use AOL;) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Thigpen, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:26 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: > > > > > > > > > WOW...very ambitious; as an ultra newbie Struts user, I > > > especially like the idea of examples for ALL core tags. Bless you ;-) > > > > > > DT > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:23 PM > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > Subject: RE: Handling check for logged-inness using a tag? > > > > > > > > > LOL....ok > > > > > > here's my notes > > > > > > http://www.open-tools.org/wishlist.jsp > > > > > > I've been editing/adding for a few hours now, check back every so > > > often, it' > > > s getting bigger as the day goes on. > > > > > > > > > James Mitchell > > > Software Engineer\Struts Evangelist > > > Struts-Atlanta, the "Open Minded Developer Network" > > > http://struts-atlanta.open-tools.org > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Thigpen, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:58 PM > > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > > Subject: RE: Handling check for logged-inness using a tag? > > > > > > > > > > > > waiting anxiously ;-) > > > > > > > > timeframe? > > > > > > > > DT > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:00 AM > > > > To: Brian Holzer > > > > Cc: Struts Users Mailing List > > > > Subject: RE: Handling check for logged-inness using a tag? > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, better yet, let me drop it on my server. > > > > > > > > Here's the url for those interested. > > > > Stay tuned though, the struts-example is about to get > > > > better......trust me. > > > > > > > > http://struts-atlanta.open-tools.org/struts-example-jsp-mod.zip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: < > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: < > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------- > > This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended > > for the use > > of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > > information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and > exempt from > > disclosure. 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