Then again, trails (Tapestry on rails) is getting more and more features each month (if you're using subversion checkout) https://trails.dev.java.net/
Cheers, PS On 3/7/06, Craig Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is of course also Groovy to look at. I've used Ruby and > > Groovy and Groovy seems to be a bit better (well, at least in terms > > of what libraries are available, you can use the standard Java API > > for example and as a result any other Java library) > > Groovy looks cool because it has closures, something I constantly > miss in java. Another thing to add to my list.. > > Edward, regarding Ruby on Rails it's not a direct comparison to > tapestry as tapestry is a templating engine whereas RoR is a > collection of tools useful for creating web applications. I haven't > used RoR but follow news and comment on web app architectures > closely. It gets an absolute panning in a recent article here: > http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.309321.8 One > thing that I read again and again is that the bundled database > backend is not strong. > > If you're interested in the idea of Ruby on Rails, you might find > turbogears interesting (turbogears.org). It was developed with a > similar motivation as RoR - throw a bundle of existing tools together > to create a convenient package. The SQL backend appears to be more > powerful. Turbogears is written on top of python. I've only done a > bit with it and don't yet have a good feel how it stacks up against > tapestry, but all the things I want addressed in tapestry 3 (which I > use) appear to have been improved in tapestry 4, so I'm not sure how > it could turn out to be an improvement :) Tapestry's html/page/java > separation has made it particularly effective for developing large > complicated web systems. I suspect less structured systems will decay > once a page in a web application gets to a moderate level of > complexity. This sort of thing happens quickly if you're trying to > keep the number of page clicks a user does down. But I'm still > playing with the templating system in tg and might find a way to eat > those words. > > - C > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
