Re: Is Cocoa+Java considered relevant to the list?
Re: Is Cocoa+Java considered relevant to the list?
- Subject: Re: Is Cocoa+Java considered relevant to the list?
- From: Ilan Volow <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:45:56 -0400
On Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 03:19 PM, Scott Ellsworth wrote:
On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 11:14 PM, Ilan Volow wrote:
Hi, I'm a newcomer to the list, so forgive me if this has been asked
a million times before. Is this list the correct place to post
Java+Cocoa questions, or is this strictly an Obj-C group?
It is the proper place for any Cocoa discussion in any language,
though the vast majority here program in ObjC. I use Java for my
Cocoa work, as a rule, as I like the toolchain better. I know of at
least one person who uses CocoaPython, and hangs out here. (Or did -
Just - you still here?)
Actually, I'm arriving at the use of Java for my program because it's
really the only choice I have.
My original program was written in python (for linux using PyGtk for
the UI). When I took a look at PyObjC,it seemed confusing and
unpythonic and I couldn't find much substantial documentation on how to
use it. Python in general is also rather sparse in the way of
security/PKI classes and SSL. No dice.
I then started re-writing the program in ObjC, but I didn't get very
far, as my program heavily relies on regular expressions, and MOKit
seems to do regular expression strings in a way that is different from
virtually every other programming language on the planet (including the
one I originally used for my program). While I appreciate Mike Ferris'
hard work, I really need a solution that will easily port from
something like perl or python regular expression strings. There's also
the matter of needing SSL support and classes for PKI stuff. I didn't
really get a chance to see whether Foundation had objective-c classes
for these, as the regular expression issue was a major deal-breaker. I
really wish Apple would add a NSRegularExpression class to the
Foundation API.
Which brings me to Java, which does have regular expressions and has a
fairly substantial set of classes for security stuff. I'm not very fond
of Java, but it has everything I need and all the other solutions
don't. This is my rational for using Java. Anyhow, I'm glad to know
that this is a place where I can post my Java+Cocoa question. I'll put
it up in the next day or two.
--Ilan
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