I'm in the middle of the OGNL related changes. Those should be the last non-documentation, non-bugfix changes for 2.2. I'm anxious to get a beta out. Looks like the component reference is just about there.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Edgar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 7:14 AM Subject: [Tapestry-developer] Re: Pls freeze the feature list for 2.2 > I would like to add my vote of support to Geoff on this. > > Tapestry is a very feature rich and deep framework, with a significant > learning curve for new developers. I would like to see effort go toward > improving Tapestry's documentation, with a focus on the Tutorial, to ease > new and junior developers into Tapestry. > > When I first assessed Tapestry, I spent 2 days reading and digesting the > Developers Guide. When reading the Developers Guide I knew I was onto > something revolutionary, but I believe your average developer is not willing > to spend 2 days learning something new. > > I would also like to see additional Tapestry Components. For me the big > differentiation between Tapestry and Struts (or any other Command pattern > Web Application Framework), are the Tapestry Components. With otther > JSP/Tag based frameworks simply can't do what Tapestry can withoug a mess of > code. Tapestry can bind JavaScript to Components giving you a very > interactive Web Application. Using Microsoft HTC behaviours you can do > extrodinary things with Tapestry and Javascript/ DOM. > > Visual Basic and Delphi were very successful because of their component > based approach. Highly specialized/skilled developers developed these > components which a great number of application developers used. The > application developers didn't know or care how these components worked > internally, they just used them. > > Tapestry also has this potential. With a solid base of components and good > documentaiton Tapestry can enable run of the mill application developer be > very productive. > > p.s. - congradulations Geoff, best wishes for the future. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing > real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! > http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim > _______________________________________________ > Tapestry-developer mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim _______________________________________________ Tapestry-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer
