On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Steve Cowx <steve.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Howard, All > > The following sound bites seem to paint a pretty bleak future for Tapestry. > > Anything but! > > 1) "Interestingly, I was busy writing Clojure code almost continuously in > the back row of other speaker's sessions .....I've been busy adapting the > concept of parameter destructuring to pulling data out of the request path > and query parameters." - HLS, today. Writing what sounds like the > groundwork for a new web application framework, presumably better than > Tapestry. > > 2) "I'm using my improved freedom to pursue other important technologies * > beyond* Tapestry, such as Clojure, Cappuccino, and CouchDB" - HLS, August > 27 > > Despite what appears to be a healthy community, a solid code base and set > of > hard working committers I am still inclined to believe that the driving > force behind the innovation in Tapestry is still you Howard. In my mind > your move to different technologies signifies a loss of faith in Java and > implies a sense of frustration with the limits of what is possible with T5. > > Can anyone set my mind at ease with some real facts about the future of > Tapestry? I have invested a year or more in learning the framework and > applying what I know to creating a web application with it but as a > developer I need to know that my code won't just be another rewrite waiting > to happen. > Several years ago I posted something about Ruby and there was a flurry of posts: "Is Howard abandoning Java?" Guess what ... I didn't. I'm committed to Tapestry even beyond what it represents as a revenue stream. I expect to see more releases like 5.1 ... compatible, with new features that seamlessly plug into existing applications. More importantly, I want to make the documentation better (in book form, and online). In fact, if I never committed another line of code to Tapestry but JUST wrote a definitive book on it, that would do more to extend the life and acceptance of Tapestry than anything else I could possibly do! > > The alternative, JSF, may be clunky but at least I can be certain that it > will be around and evolving in 5 years time. > Yes, they may have gotten through one round of improvement by then :-) > > Regards > > Steve > Steve, I'm afraid you misunderstand how innovation occurs ... it doesn't happen by locking someone in a basement so they can focus on only one thing. Innovation comes from learning different ideas, different languages, different technologies and expanding your mind around them. The Pragmatic Programmers emphasize learning a new language every year and I like to learn a new technology more often than that. Many of the innovations you see in Tapestry are ideas that came from other areas, in other guises. So don't worry, I'm going to have my fingers in a few different pies ... and I'm going to learn new things and adapt them back into Tapestry. That's how I've been working for 20+ years now. -- Howard M. Lewis Ship Creator of Apache Tapestry The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to learn how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! (971) 678-5210 http://howardlewisship.com
