Re: [Zope] ANN: Perl For Zope
Agreed... We can use COM, CORBA, SOAP, etc. ~BDW At 05:19 25/05/00 -0400, Paul Everitt wrote:
That's quite a strained metaphor. I'll be pretty unequivocal. Anyone that thinks we are lessening our commitment to Python (a) hasn't read the FAQ before reacting and (b) doesn't know us very well.
On the other hand, we'll likely do even more things like this over the year: open up to COM, CORBA, etc. as method facilities.
--Paul
Budi Wiyono wrote:
Agreed... We can use COM, CORBA, SOAP, etc.
On the other hand, we'll likely do even more things like this over the year: open up to COM, CORBA, etc. as method facilities.
--Paul
Now ya talkin :-) bring it on... Chris
Agreed... We can use COM, CORBA, SOAP, etc.
On the other hand, we'll likely do even more things like this over the year: open up to COM, CORBA, etc. as method facilities.
--Paul
Now ya talkin :-)
bring it on...
Damn, you beat me to it :-) This is cool, and gives me a good excuse to delve into CORBA at last. Excellent news. John -- John Chandler / Software Developer / New Information Paradigms Ltd [ Linux in the office, AmigaOS in the home, PalmOS in the pocket ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The opinions above aren't those of my company... ...but then, they aren't really mine either.
"What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger." - that nasty guy in the Fifth Element -- Personally, I think this is A Good Thing. -- The undisputed leader in programmer's narcotics on the east coast was the DC Gang, whose leader, master Zope, developed a bold plan for stealing clients from the Perl gang by secretly pushing Python through free code and a framework to hang it on. --- "Psst. Hey geek, need some control over that heap-o-Perl you got?", asked the DCer. "Ah, yeah, sure.. How much?" replied the Perler. "Oh, its free .. free. try it, you've got nothing to lose.", answered the DCer "Hey, looks pretty good. Uh, wait, thats got that Python stuff in it, doesn't it?", asked the Perler. "Its just a little Python, but you don't need to worry about it!", answered the DCer "yeah, ok, just a little Python .. no worries", replied the Perler. <two weeks later> "Hey, I'm having a little problem getting my Perl function working in Zope", quipped the Perler. "Oh, what's your function do?", asked the DCer. "It generates an amortization table for a loan", replied the Perler. "Really, I'd never have guessed by looking at your code", said the DCer. "Well, I'm not sure what's wrong. I wrote this function just two months ago but I can't really see where the problem is", replied the Perler. "You know, you could re-write that in Python in an hour, and it'd be easier to understand", said the DCer. "Python! No way", exclaimed the Perler. "It's just one little function. It can't hurt you, try it...", soothed the DCer. "Well, I don't know. Maybe just one function, but that's all, just one!", replied the Perler. "Sure kid, just one little function. Here's how you do it ... ", said the DCer, inwardly smiling to himself. <two weeks later> "How do I write a Zope Product in Python?", asked the former Perler. ... Brad Clements, bkc@murkworks.com (315)268-1000 http://www.murkworks.com (315)268-9812 Fax netmeeting: ils://ils.murkworks.com AOL-IM: BKClements
Brad Clements wrote: [snip story about DC peddling drugs... *joke*] Yeah, fair point, but what if it goes the other way... cheers, Chris
The real question is: Can we get all those Perl people to help with our documentation? :) There are times when more does not equal better, but certainly when it comes to an Open Source Software Project, more does equal better. More eyes, more products, more exposure, more corporate penetration, more sites, more documentation, more FAQs. More more more! I, for one, will welcome my Perl brothers (actually sent the ANN post to two of them five seconds after reading it) and hope that together we can bring Zope to everyone. J At 11:11 AM +0100 5/25/2000, Chris Withers wrote:
Budi Wiyono wrote:
Agreed... We can use COM, CORBA, SOAP, etc.
On the other hand, we'll likely do even more things like this over the year: open up to COM, CORBA, etc. as method facilities.
--Paul
Now ya talkin :-)
bring it on...
Chris
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"J. Atwood" wrote:
The real question is: Can we get all those Perl people to help with our documentation? :)
I hope so.
I, for one, will welcome my Perl brothers (actually sent the ANN post to two of them five seconds after reading it) and hope that together we can bring Zope to everyone.
This is the right attitude. We don't want these folks coming in here with their years of experience and thousands of lines of code and snub them. We don't want flame wars. We don't want people asking questions and getting answers like "oh, well why the hell are you using Perl anyway?". I for one don't know perl, can't read it, never used it and probably won't unless I'm paid to; and if someone asks me a question about their snip of perl code I won't be able to help them. But if someone asks me about a peice of well documented Zope interface, it shouldn't matter which language they speak, they should get a clear answer. This is more important than the syntax anyday. -- -Michel Pelletier http://www.zope.org/Members/michel/MyWiki Visit WikiCentral for the latest Zen: http://www.zope.org/Members/WikiCentral
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