Wiki source code of WebObjects with Scala

Version 293.1 by Ravi Mendis on 2009/09/15 19:36

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21.1	1	=== What is Scala? ===
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	3	Scala is a modern language not unlike Groovy.
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.
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.
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]]
286.1	22	1. Add Scala support to your project
	23	11. Right-click your project in the WO Explorer
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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292.1	35	The following is a mixed Java/Scala version of the WO Movies D2W app.
	36	All the EO logic and WO components are in Scala.
	37	Only the Application class is Java.
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