Wiki source code of WebObjects with Scala
Version 187.1 by Ravi Mendis on 2009/09/15 19:13
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| 1 | === What is Scala? === | ||
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| 3 | Scala is a modern language not unlike Groovy. | ||
| 4 | It is said to be more powerful (and faster) than Groovy or Rails which has been the reason for its adoption at sites like Twitter. | ||
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| 6 | === Why Use Scala? === | ||
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| 8 | In a Web 2.0, building concurrent WebObjects applications is a must. | ||
| 9 | Developing and maintaining a concurrent or multi-threaded WebObjects application can be challenging. | ||
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| 11 | Scala offers concurrency built into the language. | ||
| 12 | So it may offer new solutions to WO developers... | ||
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| 14 | === Can WebObjects be Programmed With Scala? === | ||
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| 16 | Yes. | ||
| 17 | Scala compiles to java bytecode. Hence it can be used easily with WebObjects. |