Re: RC2 Released

Lane,

I've just downloaded the latest version and I have to give you my compliments.

It's perfect to have an ant-build so there's a standard way. (Super!)
The build just complained about some javadocs not being correct, so
some tiny issues , which wouldn't brake a production status anyway.

The Unit testing is an example on how things have to be done, to assure
an always working environment. I have to say that my advice to a developer
is always to have a Unit test, so you know it's the same application before
you start programming with /on it. (Applause!)

I found out that the while-directive isn't in the distribution, so perhaps Mike
(the author) has to bring this in? And have to write the unit test too :-)

Some side-effects I've noticed:
- Unclear which jar/jars are needed for the WMTemplateAntTask, so I've
deleted this one for now.
- I've noticed (with checkstyle) that there are some messages about
var's that aren't used.

About press:
It's perhaps also good to have a kind of press release link to the
Webmacro-site on the server side. And I would like to help with the
press release, but since my English is not that good, I would suggest
to have an (kind of translated) article into the Dutch Java Magazine.

Top 10 comment:
To have a program into a top 10, it  must show it's easy to use (or to
get started). Therefore the most open source projects have a 'petshop'
example. So perhaps the proof is in the pudding?

Anyway thanks for all the hard work!

-Marcel Huijkman-


> RC2 of WM 2.0 is posted. This is the final release prior to Nov 1 next
> week unless there is some show-stoppper. I need the following input:
>
> a) Are there any major issues with the jar or the distribution? In 2.0,
> there is a single release with source and binary and the build.xml for
> generating the minimal package runs out of the box as does compiling the
> sources.
>
> b) Did you find the distribution easier to use for setting up a web
> application?
>
> c) As a developer, did you appreciate that you can run "ant test" and
> immediately prove WM against the suite of included tests (setprops test
> is failing but will be fixed this week ... the directive is working
> great as far as I can tell in a separate test). Do you appreciate how
> the readme.html in the root directory navigates the many resources in
> the distribution?
>
> d) It is really desireable to have someone write up a press release.
> Marc has been really good about this in the past. I will look up my
> contact at JavaWorld.
>
> Lastly, even though WM is not in the Top 10, do not dismiss WM for
> heavy-duty production jobs. It is rock-solid as a result of a dedictated
> and lengthy development process.
>
> Kindest,
>
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