Congrats Howard (and others who have contributed)! Just a naming question: wouldn't it be appropriate to name the release version something in line with 5.0.GA? It will clarify the release status of the version, considering the line of versions preceding it (5.0.1, 5.0.2, ...)
Just my 2c. Olle 2008/12/15 Michael Gerzabek <michael.gerza...@gmx.net> > Thank you Howard and Team! > > This is really a great piece of software. In my humble opinion it's the > best web application framework available. Development is straight forward, > though you have to learn the Tapestry way of doing things. But that's also > true for any other framework out in space. > > Special thanks also to the list for coaching people on the usage of T5. > This is a big help in acquiring the knowledge to use T5 effectively. > > Michael > > Howard Lewis Ship schrieb: > > Apache Tapestry 5.0 final release (5.0.18) >> >> After nearly three years of development, the final release of Apache >> Tapestry 5.0 is now available for download. >> >> Apache Tapestry 5 is a total rewrite of the Tapestry web application >> framework, bringing forward Tapestry's core concepts: reusable >> components, true encapsulation, readable templates, well thought-out >> localization/internationalization, and easy management of server-side >> state. >> >> Tapestry 5 builds on top of this with a host of new features: >> >> * True POJO component classes: no base classes to extend, no >> interfaces to implement. >> >> * Live class reloading: no need to redeploy to see code changes. >> >> * XML templates with namespaces. >> >> * Minimal configuration via naming conventions and annotations. >> >> * Integrated Ajax support, built on top of Prototype and >> Scriptaculous. >> >> * Automatic client-side form input validation. >> >> * High performance via pooled objects (and by avoiding the use of >> reflection). >> >> * Automatic REST-style URLs. >> >> * Built-in integration with Hibernate and Spring. >> >> * Best-of-breed exception reporting. >> >> * Built-in extensible mega-components: BeanEditForm, BeanDisplay and >> Grid (to edit and display any JavaBean or collection of JavaBeans). >> >> Tapestry organizes your application into pages, and components within >> pages; pages and components are ordinary POJOs: not singletons (like >> servlets). Tapestry combines pages, page templates, components, >> component templates, and other resources together for you, managing >> server-side state, the creation of URLs and the dispatch of incoming >> requests. You build your application in terms of the methods and >> properties of your objects, not in terms of URLs or the Servlet API. >> >> Tapestry features great exception reporting to keep you on track, and >> live class reloading to keep you agile. Tapestry templates are XML >> documents, using a namespace for Tapestry-specific elements. Tapestry >> is designed to be easy to develop, using any standard IDE with an XML >> editor. >> >> Tapestry is simple, sensible and fun. It keeps you productive by >> freeing you from the boring, mechanical aspects of web application >> development. You can stay focused on what makes your application >> interesting and unique, and let Tapestry handle all the ugly plumbing. >> >> Tapestry is made available under the Apache Software License 2.0. >> Tapestry is free to download, free to use, free to redistribute and >> free to modify. >> >> Tapestry 5.0.18 >> >> * Project page: http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5/ >> >> * Download: http://tapestry.apache.org/download.html >> >> * Release Notes: >> http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5/release-notes.html >> >> * Upgrade Notes: http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5/upgrade.html >> >> * Via Maven: >> >> <dependency> >> <groupId>org.apache.tapestry</groupId> >> <artifactId>tapestry-core</artifactId> >> <version>5.0.18</version> >> </dependency> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > -- Olle Hallin Senior Java Developer and Architect olle.hal...@crisp.se www.crisp.se
