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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Roxie Rochat <rr...@journee.com> on 2001/04/21 01:06:17 UTC
Where did the name "struts" originate?
It's the first question people ask me when I describe
struts and I don't remember seeing its origin explained anywhere.
Is it an acronym or does it refer to the framework part?
Thanks,
Roxie
Re: Where did the name "struts" originate?
Posted by Robert Leland <Ro...@free2create.org>.
Search the mail archive www.mail-archive.com I recall Craig answering that
question back in October/November 2000. I thought it ment the struts of a airplane
but that wasn't where the name came from.
Roxie Rochat wrote:
>
> It's the first question people ask me when I describe
> struts and I don't remember seeing its origin explained anywhere.
> Is it an acronym or does it refer to the framework part?
> Thanks,
> Roxie
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Re: Where did the name "struts" originate?
Posted by "Craig R. McClanahan" <cr...@apache.org>.
On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Roxie Rochat wrote:
> It's the first question people ask me when I describe
> struts and I don't remember seeing its origin explained anywhere.
> Is it an acronym or does it refer to the framework part?
> Thanks,
> Roxie
>
It originally came from a strong memory from when I had a house built --
there were struts all over the place holding things up. Thus, the idea of
a framework that "holds everything up" but is itself invisible was born...
Craig