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Re: ANN: "Interacting with CORBA" article
In article <m3902l8lep.fsf@soma.andreas.org>, Andreas Bogk <andreas@andreas.org> writes:
> gransart@lifl.fr (Christophe.Gransart) writes:
>
> I must admit that I don't get it either, what's the point in defining
> a special scripting language? You can use any language you want for
> scripting,
>
Yes, you can use any language you want.
At the first presentation of the submissions, 4 languages were presented:
Python, Tcl, JavaScript and CorbaScript/IDLscript.
During the process, JavaScript and Tcl submissions were stopped (I don't know why).
> so a language binding definition should have been enough.
No, You cannot force everybody to use the same language. That's the reason there is
- at least - two solutions standardized by the OMG.
For your question about "why a new language", I want to say that the main advantage
of a new language is the simplicity of use with a seamless integration with IDL type system.
Christophe
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