Eelco Hillenius wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> We (Wicket's developers) are having some discussion over 1.3 vs 2.0
> and how difficult it is as a nun-funded project to spend so much time
> synchronizing the branches.
>
> A major issue in the discussion is that not everyone is convinced
> anymore that the constructor change in 2.0 is for the better. There
> are pros and cons for sure, but we want to get your opinion on this.
>
> Please help us out giving your opinion. We want to know:
>
> 1) Who uses 2.0 for serious projects?
>
> ----> I use 1.3 on a project already on production.
>
> 2) What do you think of the constructor change? Do you prefer 1.3's
> add style or 2.0's style of passing in the parent construction time.
>
> ----> After I've read wiki about the constructor change I suddenly oppose
> this idea.
> Why ?
> - Component should not rely on language level constructor for domain
> specific life cycle ( It actually defines life cycle for JVM/CLR level
> object,or component ), It should rely on component container life cycle
> service which specify the life cycle method and contract for component
> developer, init beforeAttach afterAttach beforeRender afterRender etc.
> - Component architecture for specific domain like GUI should define
> life cycle method that ensure "which resources are avaliable" in that
> method.
> - By assuming that component should have knowledge about the
> enclosing structure in constructor, It means
> "Sturcture of the enclosing component should avaiable before it can be
> constructed" or
> every components should know about the structure they will live in before
> they can be constructed which make component more dependent.
>
> 3) If we would ever backtrack on the constructor change (*if*, don't
> panic for now) how much trouble would that give you?
>
>
> Please don't be shy giving your opinion. This is an important issue in
> the future development of Wicket.
>
> Regards,
>
> Eelco
>
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