I think the distinction to split your decision upon is how much time it takes to learn vs. how much usage will it get. Maypole & Struts both have rapid database interface subsystems and they both have template extensibility.

In my case, I've split infinity on both sides. In my business incarnation, my programmers are rewriting our main cash cow in Struts, and I think that's a viable solution because we are going to be replicating it and licensing it. In my SNL incarnation, I'm satisfied with Embperl because it's flexible enough and builds on my experience in Perl+HTML+CSS+MySQL. Embperl is simple enough that I can see what it takes to do something new, such as frames, in minutes, as opposed to having to wade through half a dozen manuals covering varying 'little language' syntax. I'm very productive quickly, which is important given that I have varying project requirements, many of which don't include web at all.

To get to your thesis directly, zby, I find the combination of HTML and CSS to be simple enough that I can make things very workable with only my friend O'Reilly near by. Of course, I have done dozens of hand coded websites and my web designer is still worlds better than I am. He's another advantage I have that you probably don't. ;-D

In reply to Re: Maypole: Good code or good templates (Maypole) by samizdat
in thread Good code or good templates (Maypole) by zby

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