Scala is not only for concurrency, it's simply a better language than Java (IMHO). I'm still not 100% convinced of Actors, and java.util.concurrent is also very good.
Ok now I have to ask it - if you don't use EOF, why use WebObjects at all? Does D2W work seamlessly with Squeryl? Do you have an example project for that? - Marius On 10.11.2010, at 23:41, Ravi Mendis wrote: > Hi Marius, > > As mentioned in the wiki, i don't see much advantage in just using Scala as a > replacement for Java (in WebObjects). > At wowodc 10 i presented the case for Scala in concurrent WO applications. > > Now i've another suggestion :) > > One of the benefits of Scala is being able to use the new breed of SQL-like > DSL languages for data access. E.g: Squeryl. > (It's by no means the only one out there). > > I've just added a set of EO templates that can help migrate your EO model -> > Squeryl. > See: http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/WebObjects+and+Squeryl > > FYI: the templates aren't quite finished yet: i've only implemented features > i'm using for my next project... > > Thanks, > Ravi > > On 11/11/2010, at 7:09 AM, Marius Soutier wrote: > >> I've spent the day with Scala and D2W, after increasing Eclipse's memory to >> 1 GB it worked ok. I've made a small adjustment to your EO templates so the >> statics are defined in a trait rather than an object, e.g. >> >> trait EntityNameStatics { >> val ENTITY_NAME = "EntityName" >> >> object Keys { >> // Attributes >> // Relationships >> } >> } >> >> Now the companion objects can both inherit the statics from the trait, like >> this: >> >> object base.EntityName extends EntityNameStatics >> >> object EntityName extends EntityNameStatics >> >> >> >> On 10.11.2010, at 12:14, Ravi Mendis wrote: >> >>> The scala ide for Eclipse 3.5 is much improved. Yes, it still might be a >>> little slow, but it's tolerable...if only to be able to use the wonderful >>> Scala tools and libraries that have started to emerge. E.g: Squeryl, >>> ScalaTest, Specs, etc. >>> >>> You'll have to ask Pascal about the WOWODC 10 screencasts... >>> >>> On Nov 10, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Marius Soutier wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I've been eagerly following your progress with Scala and WebObjects. I'd >>>> really love to move to Scala in my company, the sooner the better. However >>>> my biggest concern is the Eclipse plug-in, it's so slow and buggy (on a >>>> Mac at least). Do you have any suggestions for that? >>>> >>>> Do you have an idea when your screencast will be released? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> - Marius >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
