Don't get me wrong, I think scriptlets are ugly and shouldn't be used but like I said JSTL is not da bomb and if already know Struts tags I wouldn't go rewriting my code to JSTL until I have seen what JSF and any new technology near by has in store.
I'm just saying all the reasons listed do not necessarily mean a whole lot since scriptlets can fit nearly everything said about JSTL but yet everybody agrees not to use scriptlets. I am just giving another opinion. -----Original Message----- From: Bailey, Shane C. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:21 AM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: JSTL ot struts taglibs? Scriptlets are more powerful (you can do ANYTHING Java can do), faster, is a standard (it is the Java language you know) and if you are going to spend time learning a new language (${var} == "pooPoo") then you would be better off learning Java (assuming you don't already know it) cause then you could do scriptlets and middle tier coding and more whereas if you use your time learning JSTL all you will know is JSTL. Believe me, JSTL will be easy to replace if someone comes out with an alternative. I am a programmer but I understand the importance of having the tags be similar to HTML tags and not like tags containing scriptlets. If it makes you happy $var is a legal Java variable name so you could just write scriptlets with $var and no one would realize you weren't writing JSTL :) Why do you think Ant is so popular??? It got rid of all the $var UNIX script like crap and made it more like tags should be!!!!!!!!!!! Bottom line is, yes, Struts tags aren't the best but JSTL is not much better and will probably be replaced with something not so ugly in the future. Just my .02 sense. I like it how some people don't get disturbed by questions about connecting to a database with JDBC to the Struts user list but get mad if you post a differing opinion about the crappy way some tags were written that interfaces with Struts code. What an ACE! -----Original Message----- From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:28 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: JSTL ot struts taglibs? --- David Thielen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi; > > For the logic and I18N taglibs - what do you recommend - using the > struts taglibs or the JSTL taglibs? Definitely JSTL. They're more powerful, easier to use, potentially faster, and a Java standard. David > > thanks - dave __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
