Ideally, applications will be designed using the Web MVC paradigm, so view pages will contain only "view logic". However, in a complex application, using even the most popular frameworks (Struts, for instance), it's still difficult to completely avoid using scriptlets or scriptlet expressions. If you use the JSTL, however, along with perhaps the Struts-EL library, then it's much easier to write complete pages that don't use a single scriptlet. You can even use the tag library validator that comes with the JSTL that enforces the goal of not having scriptlets on your page.
In short, what's important to realize is that the syntax of scriptlets and scriptlet expressions is harder for non-programmers to understand, as compared to understanding conditional JSTL tags using the EL. -----Original Message----- From: Lyndon Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:55 PM To: Tag Libraries Users List Subject: Non Java Developers, programmers using JSTL and taglibs Greetings, As a software developer I would like to delegate some of the more mundane and simpler development tasks to non developers, programmers etc. The JSTL specification document claims that the jstl was created to facilitate or ease development for web designers and non java programmers. It is my experience that jstl and other taglibs like jakarta standard taglibs are still rather convulted for the likes of wyswig web designers and other non java programmers. What is the point of developing applications that make succint use of jstl if as the developer I still have to spend myraid hours explaining how to use tags to the less initated or persons who are not programmers or developers. All comments are appreciated or anyone whose had a better experience delgating developing using taglibs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
