Frank Conradie wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Just thought I'd let you in on our newest Turbine experiment - JPython
> integration. Why would we want to do such a thing you may be wondering.
> Well, if you've done as much actual web app development with Turbine as we
> have, you may well see the benefits this brings to the dev process:
>
> * RAD - add/change (Python) actions and screens without recompiling!!! No
> lost sessions/logins/db connections because of reloads, no waiting forever
> for the first page after a reload (especially with our XSL stuff that is not
> cached initially), none of the problems that rapid edit/recompile cycles
> present to multiple coders. Can you say: "edit, save, refresh"?!
Great for me!
>
> * The JPython interpreter does the work at runtime. Of course, before
> deployment, JPython can be used to compile the Python actions/screens into
> Java class files, so that there's no performance penalty. In fact, JPython
> can "compile" to Java source code if needed!
>
> * Easier for non-hardcore-Java developers. Now a developer with relatively
> basic Python skills can add actions and screens - just provide them with
> properly designed data objects that encapsulate the business rules/logic,
> and off they go! What's more, they can immediately see what they're doing
> (right or wrong!).
>
> We're still in the baby stages of development on this stuff, but it sure
> would add a wonderful OPTION to Turbine for developers.
>
> Please let us know what you think.
>
> Frank (and Leon)
+1.
Furthermore with Python there is an integrated profiler. It is very
powerfull to detect where the code is slow and where faster language
should be used.
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