Here's the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Struts 2. The framework is designed to help Java web developers create enterprise-grade applications based on industry standards. The framework provides a flexible front controller and a set of custom tags. The controller helps developers organize business logic. The tags help page authors create interactive pages. The original Struts framework shipped in June 2001. WebWork came out in March 2002 with the goal of improving on Struts 1 and adopting the best ideas from other frameworks. In December 2005, the WebWork and Struts community joined forces to create the Struts 2 framework. The initial release of Struts 2 is expected in the third quarter of 2006. Struts is a project of the Apache Software Foundation. The framework is made available to the public at no charge under the open source Apache License. The official Struts website is located at http://struts.apache.org. Reliability. Flexibility. Performance. Reliability. The Struts project has been serving the Java web development community since May 2000. We have earned a reputation for shipping software that is long on features and short on defects. Flexibility. The Struts 2 framework is designed to be pluggable from the ground up. The controller's lifecycle can be customized for each application, and even for each action within an application. The tag library is stylesheet-driven and easy to customize, either all at once or tag by tag. Struts 2 does what you want it to do, but only what you want it to do. Performance. From field experience, we know that Struts-like, action-based architectures are both performant and maintaintainable. Who should use the framework?
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Visit the Struts download page to obtain a distribution. Why is the framework a good choice for my application?
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