> I think Jabber website has very poor resources for > client-side developers. I understand that there is no > need for another chat client, but what about people > that want to use Jabber for distributed computing? I > think Jabber is really a great platform for cluster > computing. Some details like connection, > disconnection, fault-tolerance, logging are all > built-in. I mean, Jabber has a huge potential as a > developer's tool, yet you can't tell it from the > website. Just as a standardized log monitoring > utility, its value is already unbelievable. I think > Jabber's focus is misplaced: it tries only to portray > itself as public chat utility for general audience, > forgetting that itself is a good developer's tool: > like XML-RPC, Zope, etc. The website really ought to > separate the general-consumer part from the developer > part, and maybe have some topic guides, or even some > Wiki for developers.
Its true that it does have far more uses than just IM and is more of a general XML routing framework but up until now the majority of interest in Jabber has been its IM platform which is why most of the site concentrates on this. > There is no tutorial and sample usage of the protocol > on the website, at all. The RFC-style protocol > description is just not good for someone that is > beginning. Well currently that is the best place to start if you want to be XMPP conformant. > Could someone point out some resources to me? Some > websites? I would like to use Jabber from C++/C# and > Python. > > I have been able to send simple messages from Python, > but I'd like to know things like how to open a > chatroom, join a chatroom, etc. And other features > like how to send/receive files. If someone knows where > to get started with C++/C#, that would be great, too. Your best option is to read the JEPs on those subjects and raise any questions about them on this list. To help speed your development I would suggest you look at the code libraries available which are listed at the following URL http://www.jabber.org/software/libraries.php > (I know, I may just have to buy the book. But this is > unusual, for other software utilities, I usually have > been able to try out first, get some familiarity, and > then decide whether I need a book.) Most of the Jabber books ive seen have been out for quite a while and will I expect be very out of date for all but the most simplest things, I doubt its worth buying them. Richard _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://jabberstudio.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
