Re: RC2 Released

Marcello H wrote:

>Lane,
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>I've just downloaded the latest version and I have to give you my compliments.
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many thanks. much appreciated.

>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.
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will try to fix before the final release.

>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!)
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>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 :-)
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yes. he has to write a unit test. I think the #while directive, if it 
had a unit test, could go in as an experimental directive which is how 
we get new directives started.

>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.
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Yes. But what about their use during runtime, introspection?

>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.
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If you could do the dutch, I will fix up the english!

>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?
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>Anyway thanks for all the hard work!
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my pleasure.

-Lane

>-Marcel Huijkman-
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>>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:
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>>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.
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>>b) Did you find the distribution easier to use for setting up a web
>>application?
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>>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?
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>>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.
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>>Kindest,
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>>Lane Sharman
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