[stringtemplate-interest] Why velocity is not MVC?

Terence Parr parrt at cs.usfca.edu
Tue Mar 25 16:59:38 PDT 2008


On Mar 23, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Carfield Yim wrote:
> Hi, I've read the paper about string-template, but it still look like
> velocity to me.

  Velocity can set a variable and test the value of variables and call  
an arbitrary function on their model. ST can do none of those.

> However the paper saying that velocity is similar to
> JSP... Anyone can tell me more about why velocity is not MVC?

Velocity is JSP with a different embedded language. Well, as far as  
separation is concerned.  Velocity has all sorts of things around it  
that make it very useful.

Ter



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