Re: Are There Struts 2 Books?

2006-11-30 Thread Simon Chappell
On 11/30/06, Wendy Smoak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 11/30/06, Caroline Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there books available on Struts 2? or any newer > versions of Struts? The WebWork in Action book is the only thing I'm aware of at the moment. For Struts 1, a second edition of James

Re: FRIDAY #2 non-MVC pages

2006-10-06 Thread Simon Chappell
On 10/6/06, Leon Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you probably want the http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-extras/apidocs/org/apache/struts/actions/ForwardAction.html +1 (yeah, what he said) Simon -- simonpeter.org | simonpeter.com | techbook.info ---

Re: FRIDAY #1 JavaBeans/Model

2006-10-06 Thread Simon Chappell
On 10/6/06, Wesley Wannemacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I'm exercising the 'Casual Friday' rule here to ask some general questions. I apologize in advance if I break any list etiquette, but I subscribed on Monday and have been waiting patiently for Friday so that I can get these questio

Re: yet another struts eulogy?

2006-08-31 Thread Simon Chappell
On 8/31/06, Elhanan Maayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: this: http://www.theserverside.com/tt/articles/article.tss?l=JSFTapestry so the question continues with new applications go for struts 1.3 learn webwork 2.2 (webwork in action, or developing web apps with lightweight framework ) and then

Re: Struts Book?

2006-08-30 Thread Simon Chappell
On 8/30/06, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 8/30/06, Simon Chappell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is that an unofficial announcement of the 1.3 release date? :-) There is already a 1.3.5 beta release pending. * http://struts.apache.org/announce.html How soon it goes GA

Re: Struts Book?

2006-08-30 Thread Simon Chappell
On 8/30/06, James Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the vote of confidence Ted. A 2nd edition of my Struts: The Complete Reference will be out at the end of the year that is up to date with Struts 1.3. Is that an unofficial announcement of the 1.3 release date? :-) Simon -- www.sim

Re: struts1.0 and 1.1 and 1.2 and 1.3

2006-08-21 Thread Simon Chappell
On 8/21/06, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In practice, most teams "in the field" seem to have standardized on 1.1 and haven't budged since. Yup. That's what we did at my last employer. The hassle of going through the procedure to get the version updated was more than mortal man could e

Re: Congratulations Frank

2006-08-15 Thread Simon Chappell
On 8/15/06, Monkeyden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Either that or get the best price. Not my publisher of choice but I'm always willing to support a colleague. Actually, while I used to be a strict O'Reilly book buying fellow, I must say that I have several excellent titles from Apress. I think

Re: [FRIDAY][OT] Slogan for Open Source

2006-07-28 Thread Simon Chappell
I still want to know why anyone would want open sores? Kinda adds new meaning to descriptions of the GPL as viral. :-) Simon -- www.simonpeter.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [E

Re: [OT][Friday] funny

2006-03-24 Thread Simon Chappell
On 3/24/06, Greg Reddin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought Friday and beer were synonymous :-) > > Greg > > On Mar 24, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Rick Reumann wrote: > > > > > Sorry, meant to put "Friday" in the subject or is it still "Beer" > > we are supposed to use? > > > > Rick Reumann wrote the fol

Re: [FRIDAY] Re: has struts reached the saturation

2006-03-18 Thread Simon Chappell
On 3/18/06, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, March 18, 2006 11:21 am, Simon Chappell said: > > Or maybe I have offended Dakota by associating him with Frank? I was > > just trying to indicate that they are both willing and able to speak > > out

Re: [FRIDAY] Re: has struts reached the saturation

2006-03-18 Thread Simon Chappell
On 3/17/06, Steve Raeburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon, I think you've nicely illustrated the problem. Rather than > interpret what people have said as their honest,educated opinion, > certain people choose to interpret it as bullshit. Some people can live > in a world that has many "right" a

Re: [FRIDAY] Re: has struts reached the saturation

2006-03-17 Thread Simon Chappell
As one who appreciates Struts very much, I would like to thank the team of committers for their work and dedication. I would also like to thank the rest of the mailing list for being willing to voice concerns and call out bullshit ("spin" if you don't like the word bullshit). This is an important

Re: BusinessObject and DataTransferObject

2006-02-23 Thread Simon Chappell
On 2/23/06, Leon Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/23/06, Simon Chappell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sure someone can give you a much more Comp.Sci. answer, but here's > > my "in the trenches" answer. > > > > A busines

Re: BusinessObject and DataTransferObject

2006-02-23 Thread Simon Chappell
I'm sure someone can give you a much more Comp.Sci. answer, but here's my "in the trenches" answer. A business object is any object that you use to represent a business concept. Classic examples would be customer, address and order. A data transfer object is anything that you use to send data fro

Re: With a new project, what technologies should I use?

2006-02-10 Thread Simon Chappell
The answer is "it depends". I love playing with new stuff, but when my back's against the wall (corporate deadlines, gotta love 'em) I stick with the tried and tested. I'm leading a small project right now that we started in December and we're using Struts. There are a number of reasons for this:

Re: Struts in Action book

2006-02-02 Thread Simon Chappell
I was very disappointed by the O'Reilly Ant book. I have not read Struts in Action (one of the few Struts books that I haven't read), but the rest of the in Action series is excellent. Simon On 2/2/06, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Generally-speaking, anything in the "X in Actio

Re: [Friday] Front Controller pattern sucks

2006-02-02 Thread Simon Chappell
On 2/2/06, Michael Jouravlev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * snip a bunch of stuff * > Objections? More of a comment really. While you may or may not be right about which framework/buzzword/concept/pattern sucks and how much they suck, Struts has helped me "git 'er done" without too much pain. Cal

Re: [FRIDAY] You might be a pointy-haired-boss if ...

2006-01-27 Thread Simon Chappell
Errr, depending on what sort of blogs you like to visit, that might just be possible! There's all sorts on the Internet you know! On 1/27/06, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... you think blogs are a breakfast treat. > > Engineer: "I like to start each day with a cup of coffee and a coupl

Re: What JDK version are you using?

2006-01-23 Thread Simon Chappell
On 1/23/06, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *snip* > Sticking with Struts 1.2.4 for a while (very slow to upgrade versions of > anything around here). Hah! We have you beat. We're still using Struts 1.1! Simon -- www.simonpeter.com uab.blogspot.com

Re: What JDK version are you using?

2006-01-23 Thread Simon Chappell
1.4.1 and Struts 1.1 Ain't corporate standards a wonderful thing? :-) On 1/23/06, Niall Pemberton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What JDK version are you using? > > - > [ ] JDK 1.2 > [ ] JDK 1.3 > [ ] JDK 1.4 > [ ] JDK 1.5 (or JDK 5) > - > > I'm mainly inter

Re: [FRIDAY] - free computer game

2006-01-20 Thread Simon Chappell
Oh great, I have a Mac, so I *have* to work! Boo hoo! (Well, actually I have a day off today! :-) Simon On 1/20/06, David Thielen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi; > > > > For those that want something other than work to do today - > http://www.windwardreports.com/enemy_nations.htm > > > > - dav

Re: [FRIDAY] You might be a Dilbert if ...

2006-01-13 Thread Simon Chappell
There are others? Who knew! On 1/13/06, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... your only source of current events is Slashdot and The Daily Show. > > -T. > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional com

Re: The framework I think I want...

2006-01-06 Thread Simon Chappell
On 1/6/06, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *snip* > I'm not able to use 1.3 yet based on some politics here, so I've had to > stick with 1.2.7. Luxury! I'm still out here "allowed" to use 1.1. So, you folks just feel free to change anything you like, it isn't going to make *any* diffe

Re: [FRIDAY] You might be a geek if ...

2006-01-06 Thread Simon Chappell
True, but it's been pointed out that having a wife already disqualified me! On 1/6/06, Daniel Blumenthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > nah, if you were really a geek you'd type :x and save the keypress :) > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Si

Re: [FRIDAY] You might be a geek if ...

2006-01-06 Thread Simon Chappell
I have been known to type :wq when trying to save documents written in those new-fangled gooey-thingies. :-) Simon On 1/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL As well as a Cntrl-F when you are reading a book...!! > > Chris McCormack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/06/2006 >

Re: [OT] It's FRIDAY!!!

2005-10-28 Thread Simon Chappell
On 10/28/05, James Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *snip* > Complaining about this is like complaining about someone's gender. Is that an option? All I can think about now is The Lumberjack Song! ;-) -- www.simonpeter.com -

Re: [SATURDAY] *sigh*

2005-08-06 Thread Simon Chappell
A true geek is never off-duty! :-) On 8/6/05, Jason Lea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am at home! and it's Sunday! (in New Zealand :) ) > > Dave Newton wrote: > > >Wait, they let you guys go home on weekends?! > > > >Dave > > > > > > > >-

Re: [FRIDAY OT ANN] My new project is beta

2005-07-16 Thread Simon Chappell
Let me know when it's done and I'll try it again. On 7/16/05, netsql <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We still have some JNI issues in Mac. > :-( > .V > > > > > Simon Chappell wrote: > > I tried it on my Mac (OS X 10.3.9) and while it trigge

Re: [FRIDAY OT ANN] My new project is beta

2005-07-15 Thread Simon Chappell
I tried it on my Mac (OS X 10.3.9) and while it triggered the JNLP download, nothing happened after that. Bummer. :-( Simon On 7/15/05, netsql <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > roomity.com to check it out. > > it should help you use mail lists. It's RiA/JDNC (CoR). There should be > updates weekly an

Re: [OT] Re: Fired???? was...Re: Struts Books Recommendations [OT]

2005-07-08 Thread Simon Chappell
Hey, I had an H-1B when I first came to America. Does that mean I can be a fashion model? :-) On 7/8/05, Daniel Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "What is an H-1B? > > The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be > employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a

Re: [OT] Re: Unacceptable Behaviour of Mark Galbreath

2005-07-01 Thread Simon Chappell
James, > While it is disheartening to see him suffer from this common > condition. We are here for you Mark. We love you man! Actually, I'm fairly sure that I don't want to commit to anything more than moderately fond. Simon

Re: [OT]VS.NET is awesome

2005-06-30 Thread Simon Chappell
Well, the Struts mailing list has a long, and I mean LONG, history of off-topic conversations. I should know, I've been one of the bigger offenders over time. :-) The rules have always been that the messages should be suitably labeled with either [OT], [FRIDAY] or [BEER]. This allows folks to filt

Re: [OT]VS.NET is awesome

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
Err, yes, lovely. Thank you for sharing that. I'm very happy for. Really. Very happy. I hope that you and vs.net live happily ever after, if not longer than that. I haven't been this happy since ... ummm, since . m, really, it'll come to me in a moment . sliced bread, that's it, I haven

Re: [OT] Stinking text editors

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
Yan, In case you hadn't noticed by now, Mark is one of the extra special members of the mailing list (short bus special if you understand the strictly American cultural reference). Those of us who have been on the list a while know better than to get into mud slinging with him. It's kinda like mud

Re: [OT] Stinking text editors

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
Never apologise for insulting Mark. Or, at least, I don't. :-) On 6/29/05, Yan Hu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hahahha. Then we would be all morons. And so there will be no morons. > Anyways, I perhaps should > not have used that tone. After all, it is all about technologies not > flamewars

Re: [OT] RE: Is there any Jsp template like Smarty template ?

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
Take a look at some code generated by lex or yacc and be prepared for an eye-opening! :-) On 6/29/05, Durham David R Jr Ctr 805 CSPTS/SCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I stick to my assertion that it is not auto-generated. It might > > be inserted by the IDE, but it is not written by the IDE. >

Re: [OT] RE: Is there any Jsp template like Smarty template ?

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
On 6/29/05, Durham David R Jr Ctr 805 CSPTS/SCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Most autogenerated code is less programmer friendly than it could > > be, it's purpose being to be easily created rather than read and > > maintained. > > I call throwing out the baby with the bathwater. The "unreadabl

Re: Is there any Jsp template like Smarty template ?

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
On 6/29/05, Yan Hu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe IDEs are helpful, > It is not "Maybe" that IDEs are useful. It is that they are definiately > useful. Under certain circumstances they are useful. I am fully of the opinion that no beginner should ever be allowed to use an IDE. IDEs are an

Re: Is there any Jsp template like Smarty template ?

2005-06-29 Thread Simon Chappell
Some of us don't like any of them! http://uab.blogspot.com/2005/06/ides-we-dont-need-no-stinking-ides.html Simon On 6/29/05, Mark Galbreath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sun's Creator Studio rulez the inexpensive Java IDE world; JetBrain's IDEA > rulez the $300+ IDEs. Eclipse isn't worth a shit

Re: [FRIDAY] uh oh

2005-06-25 Thread Simon Chappell
On 6/24/05, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon Chappell wrote: > > >Hey, this isn't a joke is it? I would love to see a Lisp version of > >Struts. I'm trying to learn Lisp as a background process, so a working > >example of something I was al

Re: [FRIDAY] uh oh

2005-06-24 Thread Simon Chappell
Hey, this isn't a joke is it? I would love to see a Lisp version of Struts. I'm trying to learn Lisp as a background process, so a working example of something I was already familiar with would be appreciated. Simon On 6/24/05, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Galbreath wrote: > > >

Re: [FRIDAY] uh oh

2005-06-24 Thread Simon Chappell
Mark, On 6/24/05, Mark Galbreath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > muhahahaha. > > I know you've missed me! When I signed off the list a couple of years ago > (wow! that long???) I thought that it was you that was missing me! Oh well, next time I'll try harder to miss you. :-) Simon

Re: [FRIDAY] package naming nonsense

2005-06-17 Thread Simon Chappell
Good point, perhaps com.evergreennohyphenbutperhapsalittlehypeinvestments would be clearer? On 6/17/05, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon Chappell wrote: > > >That's easy: > > > >com.evergreennohypheninvestments > > >

Re: [FRIDAY] package naming nonsense

2005-06-17 Thread Simon Chappell
That's easy: com.evergreennohypheninvestments :-) On 6/17/05, Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey! I heard that! > > Dennis, > > since you're such a smart alec, tell me what happens when you publish a > product with the package com.evergreeninvestments, and you find that > it's already

Business Layer Ideas (the blog entry)

2005-06-06 Thread Simon Chappell
Alright, after receiving permission from Frank, I posted his summary of the recent thread with this same name to my blog. http://uab.blogspot.com/2005/06/funny-thread-on-struts-mailing-list.html Enjoy. Remember, the summary is Frank's and the blog is mine. So don't blame Frank if you don't like a

Re: [W3OT][OT] Business Layer Ideas

2005-06-02 Thread Simon Chappell
Frank this needs to be preserved for posterity. Would you mind if I post it to my blog? On 6/1/05, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, so *this* is what it's like being the parent of Rosemary's baby! > > I wonder if there has ever been a more OT thread? > > Allow me to summarize

Re: [OT] Business Layer Ideas

2005-06-01 Thread Simon Chappell
On 6/1/05, Leon Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *snip* > Would you be able to code them with c? Forget it. Actually, I suspect that alot of these have been coded with C/C++. > What we have had was mostly alpha-numeric based terminals (remember borlands > gdi?) with maybe 10-20 business funct

Re: [OT] Business Layer Ideas

2005-06-01 Thread Simon Chappell
> Patterns came from the recognition of common idioms, practices in the > industry. Religously following and applying patterns could condemn > you not to discovering future oversights and other intuitions. Back when I was a young programmer we used to have to think. THINK! Oh the humanity. No patt

Re: [OT] Business Layer Ideas

2005-06-01 Thread Simon Chappell
Good stuff Frank. Your point is a good one and well made. I just spoke at a Java User Group here in Wisconsin on a similar issue, about how most people don't need to improve their Java programming skills, rather they need to improve their programming skills! I think that pattern use falls in the

Re: [FRIDAY] Re: [POLL] What do you use action forms for?

2005-05-13 Thread Simon Chappell
I can play a CD. On 5/13/05, Marco Mistroni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > I played clarinet 10 years ago... is there space for me? :0 > > Regards > marco > > -Original Message- > From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 May 2005 12:27 > To: Struts Users

Re: [OT] Too late to become a rock star?

2005-05-12 Thread Simon Chappell
Ska? Showing your age there Rick. Oops, so am I. :-) On 5/12/05, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yea, it's not Friday. Just whining (with no cheese).. > > Anyone else fed up with trying to keep up with all the stuff coming out > every day in this crazy IT world ??? > > I can't play an

Re: [POLL] What do you use action forms for?

2005-05-11 Thread Simon Chappell
#4 The same action form for both input and output. On 5/11/05, Michael Jouravlev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Turns out, that my way of using action forms differs from many other > Struts users' habits. So, I am wondering how do you use action forms. > I could not find the same poll in mailing lis

Re: Cannot find bean error in any scope

2005-05-10 Thread Simon Chappell
I also had this error recently when I inadvertently left out a taglib in the header of my JSP. Took me a while to catch that one because the symptom and the cause were so different. Simon On 5/10/05, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Niall Pemberton wrote the following on 5/10/2005 12:49

Re: [OT] Survey - Tell me what you think about Struts.

2005-05-01 Thread Simon Chappell
James, Here's a couple: > What is it that bugs you the most about development with Struts? Trying to work with the struts-config.xml without a dedicated editor. I have a small, three actions, project that I'm tinkering with and I figured that it was small enough that I didn't need to worry and I

Re: [REFERENDUM] Struts is a Community

2005-04-11 Thread Simon Chappell
Ted, I say it's both. The software that we download is a product, but the mailing list and the friends that we have made through it is a community. Simon On Apr 10, 2005 6:55 AM, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *snip* > What do you say? Are we a product or a community? > > Here's my +1 f

Re: AW: AW: JSF (the same old stuff?). We prefer Laszlo + Struts

2005-04-05 Thread Simon Chappell
Not to worry. Just a couple of thousand of your closest friends. :-) On Apr 5, 2005 11:57 AM, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gee, I kind of wish I had been paying attention and realized this was > headed for the list :) > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Archi

Re: [OT] Connection time out DB2

2005-04-05 Thread Simon Chappell
A couple of thoughts here: 1. The timeout for DB2 should be configurable. If it isn't then there's nothing you can do anyway. If it is configurable, then work with your DBA to get it set to something that you and they agree is reasonable. 2. Don't test the environment. It sounds like your trying

Re: shale mailing list?

2005-03-16 Thread Simon Chappell
If I recall correctly, Craig said that it is permitted to discuss it on the struts-user list. It is a candidate for the job of Struts 2.0 after all. :-) Simon On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:07:30 -0600, Robert Sanheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone has a link or email addre

Re: Is Struts All right ?

2005-03-11 Thread Simon Chappell
Does that mean that we only eliminate the lazy idiots from joining? The fact that I got through shows a quality control issue right there! ;-) On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:54:44 -0800, Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They have made the Struts mailing lists hard to find on purpose, > believe it

Servlet and JSP dependencies for Struts, JSF and Shale

2005-03-09 Thread Simon Chappell
I need to pull a document together that lists the JSP and Servlet versions required by each of the available versions of Struts, JSF and Shale. I have looked all over the Struts website and wiki, but I'm not finding what I'm looking for. Can anyone help? --

Re: MVC Frameworks

2005-03-09 Thread Simon Chappell
ings. > i don't have problems getting my way. > > the truth is weak, we need to help it get heard! > > woodchuck > > > --- Simon Chappell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, it *can* be a liability to mention anything that management > >

Re: MVC Frameworks

2005-03-09 Thread Simon Chappell
at inception, or > > construction, I ended up with it in my lap at transition time. > > Unfortunately for me I had to do the apologizing/explaining :) > > > > Al > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Simon Chappell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: MVC Frameworks

2005-03-09 Thread Simon Chappell
Ahh yes, the ol' architecture approval game. I have played this game so often that it's not even funny anymore. And it's always at big companies. Sigh. The only options are 1) comply and get very little done or 2) slip into stealth mode, get things done and then appologise like crazy after they di

Trying to test an Action using only JUnit

2005-02-08 Thread Simon Chappell
I'm trying to write a JUnit test for an Action and I'm having problems with ClassCastExceptions on the findForward() method of ActionMapping. I am not in a position to try any other packages or tools, so I have to roll this one myself. I have narrowed the problem down to getting the ClassCastExcep