Hi David,

On Oct 18, 2010, at 9:30 AM, [email protected] wrote:

> I am sure this question has been answered before but ....
> 
> We have been asked to convert a large WebObjects / Objective C app that was 
> last modified in the year 2000 to a technology that is supportable today and, 
> hopfully, for the next 10 years.  We are also looking for something simple 
> and robust to use as WebObjects and would require minimial amount of effort 
> to port.
> 
> The application has about 60 pages, 150 persistent objects and lots of logic 
> in between.  It currently runs on Windows and Solaris with an Oracle back end.

Robust and Windows seems like a contradiction, but if the client is happy...  
:-)


> We have explored JSF, Struts, Groovy, Rails, Python, Spring, Hybernate, JDO, 
> J2EE, etc., etc.  In the end though, while most of these technologies score 
> high on the current/future support criteria, some of them not as easy to 
> develop in as WebObjects and each entails a complete rewrite of the 
> application.
> 
> So, back to Apple as an option.  From what we have learned, the is still a 
> Java version of the WebObjects frameworks available (and a facility to 
> convert the old WebObjects/Objective C artifacts) that runs on Mac OS X.  Are 
> there any other options or advice you can share or point us to (e.g. latest 
> versions, support issues, successes?

You may have trouble finding the Obj-C -> Java converter.  It has not been 
shipped with WO for several versions now.  Maybe someone out there still has it.

WO is alive and well and being used in new projects.  I can't see any reason to 
not use it and the project already being in WO is a huge reason to continue to 
use it.  You will find many improvements in the last 10 years.


Chuck


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Chuck Hill             Senior Consultant / VP Development

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