Re: Can we use Jigs

[Gregory Casamento]

Okay, no problem. :)

--- Nicola Pero <n.pero@mi.flashnet.it> wrote:
> 
> I am sure you misunderstood Kotesh.
> 
> Nobody is talking about replacing the GNUstep DO code in the
> gnustep-base library with anything else, it's an idea which makes no
> sense.  Kotesh was talking about an alternative distributed
> communication mechanism to use in his own app.
> 
>     Gregory> I believe that CORBA is a better solution to this problem
>     Gregory> because it is: Pros: 1) Language independent: CORBA has
>     Gregory> bindings for C, C++, and Java.  2) A more widely accepted
>     Gregory> standard than either JMS or RMI and, as such, would allow
>     Gregory> communication to non-java and non-GNU-DO applications.
> 
>     Gregory> Cons: 1) May not be as flexible as DO, but I can't speak
>     Gregory> to this since I don't know CORBA.  What does tying core
>     Gregory> to jigs buy us?  Pros: 1) Allows us to communicate with
>     Gregory> Java Programs as well as our stuff via RMI/JMS (etc.)
> 
>     Gregory> Cons: 1) It would make JIGS mandatory in order to even
>     Gregory> build the core libraries, unless, of course, it is
>     Gregory> conditionally compiled in if JIGS is present.  2) Code
>     Gregory> would no longer be "pure" Objective-C.
>   


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Gregory John Casamento

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