Wiki source code of WebObjects with Scala
Version 290.1 by Ravi Mendis on 2009/09/15 19:33
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21.1 | 1 | === What is Scala? === |
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| 3 | Scala is a modern language not unlike Groovy. | ||
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209.1 | 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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284.1 | 8 | In a Web 2.0, building concurrent WebObjects applications is a must. |
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195.1 | 9 | Developing and maintaining a concurrent or multi-threaded WebObjects application can be challenging. |
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263.1 | 11 | Scala offers concurrency built into the language. |
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284.1 | 12 | So it may offer new solutions to WO developers... |
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247.1 | 14 | === Can WebObjects be Programmed With Scala? === |
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288.1 | 16 | Yes. It is very simple. |
| 17 | Scala compiles to java bytecode. Hence using it with WebObjects is fairly straightforward. | ||
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286.1 | 19 | == How to Develop WebObjects With Scala == |
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231.1 | 21 | 1. [[Install the Scala eclipse IDE>>http://www.scala-lang.org/node/94]] |
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286.1 | 22 | 1. Add Scala support to your project |
| 23 | 11. Right-click your project in the WO Explorer | ||
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288.1 | 24 | 11. In the context menu select Scala -> Add Scala Nature |
| 25 | 1. Convert or use ##.scala## instead of ##.java## source | ||
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| 27 | {{note title="Note"}} | ||
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263.1 | 29 | This is for Eclipse/WOLips developers |
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| 31 | {{/note}} | ||
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| 33 | == WO Scala Example == | ||
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