I don't think I agree. We switched to Tapestry from Struts because it gave us a component framework. Internally, we have three projects on Tapestry. One is 4.x and the other two are 3.x. For the 3.x projects we have looked at 4.x and while we would like to be on the latest and greatest, there isn't enough of a ROI to justify moving at this time. And since 5.x is in the "near" future we are waiting. However, we might not ever upgrade. What would cause us to upgrade? Everything works. And when we have had problems we post it to the group, which usually results in a fairly quick fix. Or if push comes to shove, we pay Howard. What more could you ask of a framework?
And if you think about what brought us to Tapestry, it wasn't the upgrade path or support, it was the ability to develop components. >From everything I have read, we will still have "pages" and "components". Will we have to rewrite all of our components? I don't think we will have to do so, mainly because they are not that tied to the API. regards, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Danny Angus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 8/1/2006 7:51 AM To: Tapestry users Subject: Re: Tapestry 5 Discussions > Finally, let's take a sober look. Of all the production apps written > in T4, how many do you REALLY BELIEVE would be ported to T5? I'd say 1 > of a hundread, if that. On the other hand tapestry provides us the the ability to re-use components. If we want to write new applications in Tapestry5 do we throw away all our old components and lose their value? Or do we go to the expense of migrating them and writing new ones? For the people who are stuck requiring support for product which is likely to be ending its life the choice will be a stark one, not whether to upgrade to Tapestry 5, but what framework to migrate to. I would predict that most of the people who see their investment in components become increasingly worthless will have little loyalty left and will plump for something which is more likely to protect their investment, no matter what the technical limitations are. Look out for people offering a Tapestry4 to JSF migration path. d. ******************************************************************************************************* The information in this e-mail is confidential and for use by the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message from your computer. You may not copy or forward it or use or disclose its contents to any other person. As Internet communications are capable of data corruption Student Loans Company Limited does not accept any responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. For this reason it may be inappropriate to rely on advice or opinions contained in an e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it. Neither Student Loans Company Limited or the sender accepts any liability or responsibility for viruses as it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Opinions and views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender and may not reflect the opinions and views of The Student Loans Company Limited. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ******************************************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
