The lines with Struts are in fact less, because you don't have to code the framework.
On 7/1/05, John Henry Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick, you are right that you can write struts using very basic text editor. > > My consideation is based on the cost of software development. > > Let's say for the same problem that you tried to solve: before your code was > 1000 lines. Now in struts, your code are 1500 lines (remember those setters > and getters and configuration files.) > > Assume you use basic text editor, the time you finish your project is 1.5 > times than before. > > Now if this transfer to many projects, the budget you finish those projects > will be 1.5 times as before. > > Suppose your department used to spend 10 million dollars a year, now you need > 15 million dollars to do the same work. > > So good GUIs to automate repeatable codes are neccessary to cut those 5 > million dollars. > > Jack H. Xu > Technology columnist and editor > > http://www.usanalyst.com > > http://www.getusjobs.com (The largest free job portal in North America) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Reumann" > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > Subject: Re: Struts vs .NET??? > Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:35:31 -0400 > > > > > John Henry Xu wrote the following on 6/30/2005 11:49 PM: > > > > > struts can fit into J2EE structure and it is only part of it. And > in > > > my opinion, you better use some GUI tools to develop struts > > > application, otherwise you spend lots of time on getters and > setters. > > > > Well even many of the most basic editors will make get/set methods, > > so I wouldn't say you need a GUI Tool at all for coding Struts > > apps. I happen to use IDEA and jEdit, mostly because I'm used to > > using them. (Yea I know Eclipse is good also..bla bla.. everyone > > just use what you like.. emacs, vim, pico, chalkboard, whatever:) > > It's just very misleading to state that you need GUI tools to > > create Struts apps. > > > > -- Rick > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Jack H. Xu > Technology columnist and editor > > http://www.usanalyst.com > > http://www.getusjobs.com (The largest free job portal in North America) > > -- > ___________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > > > -- "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." ~Dakota Jack~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
