[PEAK] peak.web has landed (but is still very alpha)

[alexander smishlajev]

Phillip J. Eby wrote, at 26.10.2004 8:11:
> 
> That having been said, the basic concepts of views, resources, skins, 
> layers, and PWT actually are quite stable, in that they've basically 
> been there for quite some time.  It's only the details that have been 
> fluctuating.  But what details!
> 
> I don't have a firm plan yet for what comes next.  My first thought is 
> that I'm going to take a bit of time off from coding to catch up on 
> housework, bookkeeping, and other things I've been neglecting in the 
> last three weeks.  Then, I think a next step might be to create some 
> "Hello World" web apps to write up in the IntroToPeak tutorial on the 
> Wiki.  This will help me polish up the API a little bit, as I discover 
> what bits look really silly when you try to explain them to somebody 
> else.  :)
> 
> I don't expect to do a very in-depth tutorial, just enough to show how 
> DMs map into the web layer, and basic templating.  After that, I'll 
> probably move on to writing a simple blogging application.  But first, 
> I'll have to design it, and in the process, there will probably arise 
> issues with either the feature set or the API design of peak.web, and 
> I'll be back to hacking on that stuff.
> 
> I'll probably also take a few looks ahead at designing "tier 2" 
> functionality like menus, web forms, and maybe even 
> authentication/authorization.
> 
> At this time, however, I don't have a planned delivery timeframe for any 
> of these items.

there was no essential news in peak.web land since then, wasn't it?

we are planning to add web user interface to our PEAK-based server 
application, and peak.web seems to be a natural platform choice.

at least quick introduction to tier1 functionality would be very helpful...

thank you.

best wishes,
alex.