WO in Java or Objective-C (Was Re: Is WebObjects 4.5 going open source?)
WO in Java or Objective-C (Was Re: Is WebObjects 4.5 going open source?)
- Subject: WO in Java or Objective-C (Was Re: Is WebObjects 4.5 going open source?)
- From: Ashley Aitken <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:04:16 +0800
WO in Java or Objective-C? What would be most sensible going forward?
Given that there is a lot of enterprise Java code out there that WO
in Java can and does take advantage of (e.g. as it now uses JDBC to
replace the need for custom adaptors). Given that WO in Objective-C
would require adaptors to be written for all the required databases
(this was a sticking point somewhat for WO when it was in Objective-C)
Of course, I know that Objective-C is a much more powerful language
(with categories and the like) but Java does have some things going
for it as well (e.g. portability). Also if WO went back to Objective-
C it could once again use Apple's development tools, whereas it would
not be possible to use all the great Java functionality in Eclipse.
Personally, I feel that given all the improvements (and yes there
were some steps backwards) that Apple has made to WO (especially EOF)
since WO4.5 and Java's enterprise connections (and recent language
improvements) and ability to deploy in Servlet containers etc) that
it would be best to stay with WO in Java (e.g. if implementing a new
open source WO).
Cheers,
Ashley.
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Ashley Aitken
Perth, Western Australia
mrhatken at mac dot com
Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!)
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