I'm not familiar with Struts workflow, but I'd venture to say there is no "right" one for all cases. Take a simple wizard and implement it in both. See which one works better for you and your programming style. If possible, report back to the list with your findings as it would be useful information for other Struts developers in the same position.
As for the concern about disrespect, absolutely none taken. What is a panacea for one person, is a poison for another. I do, however, appreciate the criticism and plan to address it with the next release. Don On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:51:29 -0600, Bill Milbratz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Don, > > A quick google indicated that you're the man, when it comes to > struts-flow. Thanks for the effort. No dis intended if I said anything > annoying. As for the documentation, the cocoon site had plenty of it. > > I mainly asked because: > 1) there seem to be two projects which perform similar functionality. > 2) If my project had to pick one, I'd rather pick the "right one". > 3) It's not that easy to compare by reading the docs. > > As far as the server side javascript goes, it's not complex: all our > developers know javascript for browser-stuff. It's just a new use for an > old tool. > > Bill m > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:26 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: let it flow? struts-flow vs. struts-workflow vs. other > > I'm biased, but I would be interested to hear your experience using > Struts Flow. I've used it for several applications for almost a year > now and am quite happy. The documentation, of course, needs work, but > I'm hoping to address that with the next release which adds all sorts > of things. > > That said, if your developers don't know Javascript and you don't need > the expressiveness of a full-blown programming language, it might not > be your first choice. > > Don > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:51:29 -0600, Bill Milbratz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I need to implement wizard-ish UI in our application. I looked briefly > > at struts-workflow and struts-flow. I wanted to pick the hive-mind to > > see for opinions on these tools/extensions. > > > > Here's some discussion fodder from my brief look at the two tools. > > Anyone care to comment or point me towards a writeup? > > > > struts-workflow > > -looks like it provides good functionality. (I like the workflow > scope, > > particularly). > > -configuration is somewhat counterintuitive, but it uses the "plain > old" > > struts-config.xml > > > > struts-flow > > -configuration code is in javascript. (i.e. introduces a new > > paradigm/language for server side programming) > > -may be better for people who already use cocoon. > > -hard to find documentation > > -more "official" struts project? (i.e. struts home points to > > "struts-flow" project page) > > > > thanks, > > > > bill m > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
