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Revision as of 15:15, 18 May 2016
The Scout documentation has been moved to https://eclipsescout.github.io/.
Contents
Eclipse Scout becomes a Java Web Framework
With Release 6.0 the frontend part of the Scout framework becomes a powerful Java web framework.
A new HTML5 Renderer
Scout comes with a completley new HTML5 rendering component.
The new HTML5 renderer fully support todays web standards HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript.
- Full styling/theming with CSS3/Less
- Add project specific custom widgets
The HTML5 renderer is highly optimized for Scout
- Minimize download size for initial download
- Avoid unnecessary server rountrips
Frontend development in Java
The goals of the Scout framework remain unchanged:
- Boost developer productivity
- Long term strategy (enterprise apps often live > 10 years)
As in previous releases the Scout developer implements against the Scout model classes.
Developing frontends and UI logic in Java remains independent of the new HTML5 renderer technology.
Plain Maven Projects
The move to plain Java with the Neon release greatly simplifies the build setups for Scout projects.
simpler integration of java libraries and frameworks
Documentation
The Scout documentation has been moved to AsciiDoctor. The documentation is currently hosted on GitHub and the output of the documentation build is available on github.io.
Upgrade of existing Projects
Great care has been taken to reduce the API breakage of the Scout Neon release to a minimum. As a result, only moderate efforts are required to upgrade an existing Scout project to the new Scout release. The upgrade process has been verified with several productive Scout applications in the last 6 months.