Hmmm... First things first, John. I'd say a fixing web services should come first; then they can work on an XML engine. ;-) And I agree with you. That'd be nice.
That said, people *are* using the .NET API, whether it's supported or not. I've had a handful of gigs over the past couple of years where I used it. Sometimes you need tighter coupling to your custom client and greater throughput than an XML interface can support. It seems to me the results of a poll won't sway BMC one way or the other with respect to official support of the API. The Java interface is crucial to them because of Mid Tier and the Email Engine. However, there's no product or revenue stream that's pushing BMC to support officially the COM/.NET wrapper. I can't see what would elevate it past the "nice to have" level. Perhaps the best model here is to open up the .NET code under the Apache (or similar) license. BMC would still have the final say as to what goes into the main code line, but they might be interested in the community's input. Heck, I'd love to contribute (sweat equity?), if I could. You never know where it all might lead -- maybe someday an ADO.NET wrapper for Remedy. Now that'd really be nice. Don't laugh. Who would have ever thought that Sun would open up Java and Solaris? Finally, I'd like to praise the .NET API. Granted, BMC threw us a real curve ball when they changed object names in 7.0, but it's a nice, solid bit of work. Unlike the Remedy Java API, the .NET API is actually object oriented, and it isn't afraid to use plain old objects like Strings and ArrayLists. It's as if somebody who knew how to program in C# wrote it. Imagine that! --Tim --- John Sundberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I sort of think the whole conversation is going the wrong direction. > > I think BMC should create a rockin great version of Kinetic Link - and > expose everything as XML from the server itself. Then go ahead - chose any > language you want. (My preference - Ruby) > > The APIs only create/read/update/delete anyway. (Not like it does active > links etc...) Oh - and they get background server info - but I just see that > as read. > > -John > > On 8/14/07, Easter, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ** Hi All, > > > > I've posted a new poll at the BMC Developer's Network regarding official > > Support for the .NET API. You can find it on the right side of the screen > > in the AR System (Public) forum found at: > > > > http://developer.bmc.com/jiveProd/forum.jspa?forumID=10 > > > > Please stop by and cast your vote! > > > > Thanks, > > > > -David J. Easter > > Sr. Product Manager, Service Management Business Unit > > BMC Software, Inc. > > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in > > it___ > > > > > -- > John David Sundberg > 235 East 6th Street, Suite 400B > St. Paul, MN 55101 > (651) 556-0930-work > (651) 247-6766-cell > (651) 695-8577-fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the > Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
