Hey jtd,
On 11/13/2010 11:18 AM, jtd wrote:
Hi all,
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Apache-Brokeback-JCP-I-Wish-I...
We always never touched anything (at least since 2001) that was not clearly community driven and with a freesoftware licence.
I however now find myself in a rather strange position of having to use JAVA or something similiar for a particular project.
I am sorry but I didn't quite get the connection between the link you posted and your request ...beyond the fact that there is some trouble in Apache land over Java.
The reason is that we require tight state binding on the browser based UI interface.
What sort of client side state do you wish to maintain ? AFAIK, one is no longer bound to using Java for feature rich browser based applications. Javascript (in the macro sense that also includes jQuery, YUI, all of google's js stuff and the tons of ajax libraries that litter the web) is quite capable of turning the browser into a proper target platform for alternatives to most desktop based applications.
Background: It is an interactive robot with its clone sitting on your desk and a browser interface. The browser is used for interaction. The clone can also be used for interaction - move the leg manually and the remote will move as well as update the params on the screen.
Where will the main 'engine' for the robot run ? on the robot's controller ? In any case, for this use case you needn't touch java at all IMHO. All client side stuff can be done using javascript.
cheers, - steve