Re: ANN: "Interacting with CORBA" article

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• From: Michi Henning <michi@ooc.com.au>
• Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:15:08 -0500 (EST)
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On 23 Dec 1999, Andreas Bogk wrote:

> 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, so a language binding definition should have been enough.

A scripting language especially for CORBA can ensure that the type system
and object model are a precise match, whereas mappings to existing
languages quite often have to work around at least minor mismatches.

That said, there is no reason why you can't go and create a mapping for
your favorite scripting language.

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