On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Jon Stevens wrote:
> on 4/5/01 10:13 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > So we need to fix it :-) After all that's one of the diferences between
> > the zillion templating systems and jsp - a spec with a wide variety of
> > implementations that improve.
> >
> > I do agree with some of Jon's arguments - the spec is not perfect ( but I
> > don't think HTTP spec is perfect either, or HTML or XSLT or even the
> > servlet spec - and for many of those I could list more serious reasons
> > for not using them and choosing a random alternative :-).
> >
> > Costin
>
> I would like to hear what is wrong with Velocity's spec:
>
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/vtl-reference-guide.html>
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/user-guide.html>
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/developer-guide.html>
Nothing wrong - yet another fine language, and a very nice implementation.
And nothing good either - or I coulnd't find anything revolutionary
compared with other programming languages or other fine template-like
systems.
Arguing what is the best programming language or if interpreted is better
than compiled is mostly a waste of time. Some people will prefer to learn
VTL, other will prefer to use Java, other will like the XML-like syntax.
I think code generation is a good thing, and I prefer using Jsp with Java
for quick prototypes and taglibs when possible.
Costin
