Why are you still using java 1.4??? I mean really? On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Ilan <ilan.pille...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am working quickly against the grain at the enterprise I work at. We are > using SAP's WebDynpro technology for the public internet facing site through > which we use to work with our customers and enable B2B between our > customers. It connects directly via internal web service calls to SAP R3, > Siebel, BW etc etc that wrap facade enterprise beans. > > We have run into significant performance issues for certain highly used > areas in the site and I am working on an alternative using Struts 1.3. I > have some momentum and have been given the green light to design and > implement one aspect of the current site. > > As always there are some naysayers that are calling for JSF, Spring etc. But > at the moment I have the momentum. > > I have several challenges/constraints. > (1) The SAP J2EE engine currently in production (for a while still) > implements the servlet 2.3 and the jsp 1.2 specifcation - but we are using > the 1.4_2 jdk. > (2) I have very limited time so do not have time to evaluate every option. > (3) I have already done 70% of the work and have my authentication, actions, > actionforms etc all working 100% correctly. > > Struts 2 is not a viable option due to (1) above. I only glanced at JSF etc; > but I believe from what I have read that Struts 1.3 is flexible, extendible. > > I understand that Struts 1.3 is still the most popular MVC framework and I > am assuming this is because it provides everything one could need to produce > a high performance J2EE web site and that this is proven. Are these > assumptions correct? > > I have one naysayer claiming that Struts 1.3 is obsolete. I provided the IT > Director with the current sites using Struts from the wiki and the article > from FAQ saying its not obsolete. > > My 2 questions are as follows: > (1) Is JavaWebParts the best option for the use of a datepicker? (This is my > last design decision and then I just have slog.) > (2) Is JavaWebParts the best option for AJAX with 1.3? > (3) Does anyone have good links saying why Struts 1.3 is a good decision for > a MVC architecture that is high performing and maintable and > flexible/extendible enough to be a suitable for a production system that > will be around for long time. > > I would appreciate any thoughts, comments or answers! > > Thanks, > Ilan >
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