On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:23 AM, Markus Joschko <markus.josc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think that this model will work for tapestry. Clojure is kind > of a "deal breaker". It's unique in what it does. Tapestry is "just" > one of many web frameworks and I guess you wont reach the critical > mass of contributors to make a living out of it.
Huh? I'm making a living on it NOW. I've been earning my living with Tapestry since 2003. > > Regards, > Markus > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:56 AM, ARD Marx Tobias > <tobias.marx...@daserste.de> wrote: >> You need the marketing of RubyOnRails for Tapestry - combined with a good IDE >> and "plugins" for common use-cases (e.g. authentication)...then more people >> might >> use Tapestry and the number of user-contribution rises. >> >> The best webframework is not very useful without a big community behind it. >> Or: Even bad frameworks become useful if there is a big community behind it >> as most frameworks and software live of user-contributed code. >> >> http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cakephp.org >> http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rubyonrails.org >> >> http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/joomla.org >> http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/drupal.org >> >> Also, from a business point of view, the bigger the market, the more >> attractive >> as specific framework...so there is many factors why "marketing" a framework >> should not be underestimated. >> >> Just my 2 cents... >> >> Tobias >> >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: Howard [mailto:hls...@gmail.com] >> Gesendet: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:15 PM >> An: users@tapestry.apache.org >> Betreff: [Tapestry Central] March of Progress >> >> Or should that be "Late February of Progress". I have to say I'm a bit >> envious right now of Rich Hickey ... I can see that he's continuing on >> like a steam roller, extending and improving Clojure. I guess he's >> having some success in generating Research and Design budget from >> funding companies. I can see, following his threads, that he's working >> on yet more concurrency metaphors for Clojure, which is a good thing >> (though eventually there'll need to be a big book just to describe them >> all). >> I'm on a different track, in that I fund Tapestry out of pocket while >> doing training and project work. In some cases, those merge, such as >> when I add specific features to Tapestry for a specific client. >> I'm of two minds here: doing project work keeps me grounded in real >> requirements for Tapestry. I see what works really well, and what needs >> some polishing. On the other hand, I come up with ideas for new >> components, improvements, and integrations all the time and barely have >> enough free time (between clients, ordinary Tapestry maintenance, and >> this special project) to even document my ideas, never mind implement, >> test and distribute them. >> So, should I set up a funding option like Rich's? Well, that wouldn't >> help my current clients (I'm committed to getting their apps into >> production), but it may change how I would look for future work. >> >> -- >> Posted By Howard to Tapestry Central at 2/22/2010 10:15:00 AM >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org
