grails, http://grails.codehaus.org might be a better choice as it links
into several standard java projects (specifically spring and hibernate)
w/o you having to learn them up front.
Groovy might be a better conceptual fit if you're coming from a 4gl
background as well.
Ted Husted wrote:
> You might want to give Ruby on Rails a look see. It isn't Java, or an
> ASF project, but it is open source, and a lot of Java developers have
> defected to RoR over the last couple of years.
>
> * http://www.rubyonrails.org/
>
> And do invest an afternoon in setting up Subversion, even if you are
> working alone. Your future self will thank you :)
>
> -- HTH, Ted.
> * http://www.husted.com/struts/
>
>
> On 1/10/07, Phil_M <pjmurnane@(protected):
>>
>> Well okay, the Apache live in a desert, but that didn't sound as good
>> for a
>> subject line.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out which Apache products to use to easily build a
>> database application where the users would access the system via a web
>> browser. From several hours of reading descriptions of various Apache
>> products, it seems like Struts might be the way to go, but I'm not sure.
>>
>> My background is as a RAD database developer (Remedy & xBase,
>> specifically)
>> who's read a couple of Java books. I also have some network engineering
>> skills.
>>
>> I'm looking for some kind of RAD suite/framework that will produce a
>> highly
>> interactive client-side interface for the users. If possible, I'd
>> like the
>> application to be DBE independent. My long-range goal is to deliver to
>> customers turnkey servers that are 100% open source.
>>
>> I know this is pretty vague, but can anyone point me in the right
>> direction?
>>
>> TIA,
>> --Phil
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