Rob Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you point me to a how-to doc so I can get a feel > for what JSR-168 has to offer?
There's a link to download a PDF containing a few sample chapters from a book on developing JSR-168 portlets within the following article... http://www.theserverside.com/articles/article.tss?l=BuildingPortals ...and the source code included in this book can be downloaded from... http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=362 Scott > > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:04:37 -0700 (PDT), Scott > Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > PROPOSAL/SUGGESTION > > > > I was a big fan of the component software model > > advocated by a technology called OpenDoc developed > > by Apple, IBM, and Novell back in the mid 90's... > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDoc > > > > Ironically, Steve Jobs killed off this technology > > because the thought was that Java Beans would be a > > better solution. This has not happened...yet. This > > is probably because Sun did a lousy job of > > evangelizing the potential of technologies like the > > "bean box" and others in the "Glasgow" suite of > > Java Bean technologies. > > > > When I started doing web development I naturally > > started looking for a similar software model and > > framework that I could apply to this space. I > > believe my wait is finally over and the answer is > > portlets... > > > > http://portals.apache.org/ > > > > Think of a portal as simply a collection of > > compound documents made up of portlets and I think > > you will see how I got here from there. > > > > Even though this technology is in its infancy, I > > believe that there has already been some movement > > in the Struts community to provide support for > > JSR-168 an upcoming release. I will be doing all > > that I can to ensure that this effort is > > successful. Before anyone starts a new Struts > > branch, before doing so I urge them to evaluate > > supporting the development of standardized Struts > > portlets. > > > > In regards to establishing an IDE for this > > technology, I would think that a portal for > > developing, or simply assembing, portlets would be > > a natural solution. > > > > Scott _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
