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Apache Sling is an innovative web framework that is intended to bring back the fun to web development.

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Apache Sling is an innovative web framework that is intended to bring back the fun to web development.

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4.0 out of 5
"Useful software - used as part of Adobe CQ/AEM"
I appreciated that I could take this individual library and use it some, outside of Adobe CQ/AEM, which to be honest, I did not enjoy as a whole pa...
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3.5 out of 5
"Apache Sling is most suited for our Java-based Content Repository APIs"
Apache sling manages our java framework, which is responsible for underlying content persistence, search logs, storage management, access control a...
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3.0 out of 5
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Apache sling is a web framework that relies on JCR for content storage. While recent versions have now started supporting other content storage fo...
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Bhargav K.
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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

I have used in AEM and I find it easier to make REST based calls to fetch Data saved as Nodes.

Define sling mapping which hides the absolute URL to an end User Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

We do not have a Write Operation using sling to update Data. Which should be an addition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Retrieve Data stored in Content repository and show it to end users.

Easy, Robust, light weight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

Storing and fetching unstructured data inside JCR by using ACL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Not sure what to say here. Overall working exp is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

While usong sling apis we are able to manage huge contents likes pages, assets and all other binary data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

Based on other users:

I like the GUI, simple and easy to navigate. It's very user friendly and simplistic in design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

I haven't used Apache Sling long enough to formalize a suitable cons list. Hopefully in the coming months I will gain more experience and be able to provide some constructive feedback. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is helping us build usable content web sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

Very easy to use Models, simple rest API Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Not so much examples of code. Sometimes it needs to read some articles from Indian developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Now, i am learning AEM, and Sling is a part of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Vishal M.
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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

I like sling resolution, the way it resolve the Http request to pick the appropriate content resource based on selectors and extension Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Never had bad experience. But the only thing is it's not widely used and popular much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache Sling:

Great web framework. Easy to use and good support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Used Apache Sling in AEM and very helpful web framework Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

It's the ability to convert anything to a resource. So, if you know the resource operations, you are good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

It is not widely known yet. It has tremendous capabilities and should be adopted by a larger user base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache Sling:

Make sure you read the documentation. See if you can use it outside Adobe Experience Manager as an independent tech. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using it for website developments using components. The components are resources and so are all other sub-parts of it. It's a set of resources working with each other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

Best modern day restful web application framework Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

There is nothing which I don't like about Apache sling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am working in Aem where Apache sling is one of the foundation framwork component integrated into it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

It is effective with OSGi compatibility and user-friendly making it powerful framework all together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Time consuming. Its subjective , we didn't find any. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am working with aem with Apache sling. And it's quite amazing the way it works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

restful and easy to understand the API . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Difficult to answer this as it works very well with AEM projects I worked till now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is restful and in AEM which is a content management system, it is very helpful to display content using sling resolution techniques. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Sling?

Easy to understand.easy to learn and easy to understand.

I have learnt many more things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Sling?

Nothing elase to say like that.but still I am learning this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using apache sling we have create AEM component for the AEM website .

It is easy way and understanding what functionality required for clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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