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How I Calculated Ratings for My JVM Web Frameworks Comparison

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when i re-wrote my comparing jvm web frameworks presentation from scratch, i decided to add a matrix that allows you to rate a framework based on 20 different criteria . the reason i did this was because i'd used this method when choosing an ajax framework for evite last year. the matrix seemed to work well for selecting the top 5 frameworks, but it also inspired a lot of discussion in the community that my ratings were wrong .

i expected this, as i certainly don't know every framework as well as i'd like. the mistake i made was asking for the community to provide feedback on my ratings without describing how i arrived at them. from peter thomas's blog :

what you are doing is adjusting ratings based on who in the community shouts the loudest. i can't help saying that this approach comes across as highly arrogant and condescending, you seem to expect framework developers and proponents to rush over and fawn over you to get better ratings, like waiters in a restaurant trying to impress a food-critic for michelin stars.

i apologize for giving this impression. it certainly wasn't my intent. by having simple numbers (1.0 == framework does well, 0.5 == framework is ok and 0 == framework not good at criteria) with no rationalization, i can see how the matrix can be interpreted as useless (or to put it bluntly, as something you should wipe your ass with ). i don't blame folks for getting angry.

for my rich web experience presentation, i documented why i gave each framework the rating i did. hopefully this will allow folks to critique my ratings more constructively and i can make the numbers more accurate. you can view this document below or on google docs .

in the end, what i was hoping to do with this matrix was to simply highlight a technique for choosing a web framework. furthermore, i think adding a "weight" to each criteria is important because things like books often aren't as important as rest support. to show how this might be done, i added a second sheet to the matrix and made up some weighting numbers. i'd expect anyone that wants to use this to downloaded the matrix , verify the ratings are accurate for your beliefs and weight the criteria accordingly.

of course, as i and many others have said, the best way to choose a web framework is to try them yourself. i emphasized this at the end of my presentation with the following two slides.

slide #77 from comparing jvm web frameworks talk at rwx2010

slide #76 from comparing jvm web frameworks talk at rwx2010

from http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/how_i_calculated_ratings_for

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