It is worth switching to Scala just for the functional programming support...
On 2010-11-11, at 6:33 AM, Ravi Mendis wrote: > I don't think i've said Scala is only for concurrency: > Scala is a very compelling solution for concurrent programming in WebObjects. > > We've had such unbelievable success with (Scala) Actors at UOW some of the > devs still have their knickers in a twist ;) > > No, D2W doesn't work with Squeryl. > Apart from Squeryl still being pre-release (and still without support for > object inheritance for example) things like WODisplayGroup, > WOBatchNavigationBar, etc aren't Squeryl compatible. > > For programmatic data manipulation, Squeryl has an edge IMHO over an EOF > solution...that's the application for the next project i've been tasked with. > WO + Squeryl because the app is a legacy WO project - re-writing is > prohibitive. > > On Nov 11, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Marius Soutier wrote: > >> 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/andre%40geometria.net > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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]
