Re: OGo Directions / Java

Helge Hess <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:20:11 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.cms.opengroupware.discuss.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 17.12.2007, at 17:55, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> Helge: "Yes, you can still use ZideStore since what I did so far  
> should
> be compatible with the ObjC frontends (advanced stuff obviously  
> can't be
> exposed, eg I did some things on permissions)."
>
> In the future, I think the enhancements I've done and seen so far  
> should
> port quite easily.  Some stuff will be even easier as there are lots  
> of
> pre-cooked functionality in Java such as first rate [and documented!]
> LDAP support, JDBC support [so I can connect with my DB2 database!
> assuming that JOPE uses JDBC],  and myriad of workflow packages.

Yes, there are quite a few possibilities.

> I don't develop in Java but I do use [and recommend] Jython,  with
> Jython you get the quick-to-solution of Python and the ability to
> hi-jack the mountain of Java stuff floating around.  You can write  
> some
> really amazing scripts since they can latch onto some powerful
> assemblies.


Actually I'm playing with adding Rhino to JOPE (the Java JavaScript  
interpreter). But Jython (or Groovy) are nice too.

Greets,
   Helge
-- 
Helge Hess
http://www.helgehess.eu/
-- 
OpenGroupware.org Discussion [email protected]
http://mail.opengroupware.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss