Hi all,
First, thank you to Flavio and the honest and direct way he refered
to Push'n'See.
I agree with Flavio that Javascript/CSS are interesting for the client
side but on the server side ...
I'd like to tell you why we are using Java and think this is a good
way to go in general even if Flavio thinks that : "we do not like Java
to much (heavy, slow and, for the client, it's at the end a black-box)
...".
The following text is from a brochure from Sun "Java Location Services
: The new standard for location-enabled e-business":
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Java is a powerful object-oriented language for developing flexible,
platform-independant components for highly scalable systems that can easily
interoperate over the Net. Java is also the language of choice for lightweight
clients such as Web browsers. The prominent characteristics of Java language
that make it well suited for Net-based location services are :
· Simplicity – Java language retains most of the power of C++,
but with far less complexity.
· Object-oriented – Java language produces reusable object-oriented
components.
· Robust – Java language has features to facilitate debugging
and avoid error prone situations, making Java ideal for rapid prototyping
and development.
· Secure – Java language can be used to produce virus-free,
tamper-free systems.
· Platform-independant – Java language runs on all platforms
and is optimized for portability.
· High Performance – Java language takes advantage of performance-enhancing
IT features like : caching, parallelism, partitioning, and high availability.
· Familiar – Java language is familiar to a large and rapidly
expanding population of developers because of its widespread acceptance
and its derivation from C.
· Efficient – Javal language supports highly efficient interpretation
and compilation. Its virtual machine-based organization defines a highly
compact set of byte codes that can be efficiently transported in the Net
environment.
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It certainly looks like "propagenda" for Java but honestly, we can't
disagree...
Luc Vaillancourt.
Flavio Hendry wrote:
Hi Steve Depending on the applications
you want to create, there is no other way as to dive into the code, which
is not to simple (a mixture of HahtTalk, VB, HTML and possibly Javascript/CSS
and/or Java) ... And HahtSite is not to fun even with HTML ... To give
you an idea, in "Neapoljs" (see below) there are around 4-6 man-month of
development ... We chose that JavaScript/CSS way as we do not like
Java to much (heavy, slow and for the client it's at the end a black-box)
... see the samples with our "Neapoljs" on http://www.mapserver.ch/KOREM
(Canada) went for the MapXtreme Java, see their "Push'n'see": http://www.pushnsee.com/index2.htmlErsis
(Australia) is a well using the Java-Version for their "Encounter": http://www.encounter.ersis.com/ A
good collection of applications you find on: http://www.web-mapper.com Best
regardsFlavio
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On 10.01.01 at 14:51 Steve McCrone
wrote:
Hi, This
topic is concerning MapXtreme ver 2.0 for NT. I am trying to get
started with the product but am very confused. I managed to get the Hello
World and Java World samples running but I have no idea on how to start
modifying the existing code to add new functionality. Than
sample apps on the web all seem to use the non-java code, since there is
not "toolbar". Is there a reason for this? is the java code too tough to
develop in? I wish
to take the least complicated path at this point. I really do not wish
to get into learning HahtTalk, unless absolutely neccessary. Any
advice would be greatly appreciated. Steve
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JavaScript Mapping Solution xxxxxx
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