On 3/4/06, Bernhard Slominski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are there any download statistics availabe for Shale + the action framework? > > Could give a rough estimated about the popularity of both framworks.
The download statistics for the Apache Struts website are here: * http://people.apache.org/~vgritsenko/stats/projects/struts But it doesn't distinguish between Struts Action and Struts Shale. Another good way to judge the popularity of a product is by the articles and extensions other people publish about it. For more on that score visit * Planet Struts - http://www.PlanetStruts.org/ * Struts Central - http://www.StrutsCentral.net/ According to the OnJava 2005 reader survey, the Struts Action framework was holding steady at a 60% share (among readers who responded). * http://www.planetstruts.org/roller/page/news?entry=struts_still_the_one_says Of course, the best reason to select a product is because it meets *your* needs. Every framework out there was created because someone felt their specific needs were not being addressed. The best advice is to try a portion of your application (a "spike") in a couple of likely choices, and then decide for yourself. Besides Shale and Action, other likely candiates might be Tapestry, Spring MVC, and Wicket, along with WebWork (Action2). If the choice is between Action and Shale, then first decide if you want to use JSF. For more see, * http://struts.apache.org/kickstart.html#choice -- HTH, Ted. ** http://www.husted.com/ted/blog/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
