[Zope] Java Port

Hannu Krosing hannu@tm.ee
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:49:49 +0000


"smoerk@gmx.de" wrote:
> 
> Did anyone try to port Zope to Java (using JPython)?

I guess that to basic technologies of Zope, ExtensionClass 
and Aquisition, are not ported to JPython.
 
> But why do I think it's nice to have a Java-Zope?
> 
> - using Java classes with Zope

Any concrete class you want to run ?

> - running servlets and/or running Zope as servlet

Why would you want to run servlets ?

Why not PHP/ASP/Basic/XYZ scripts :)

> - performance could benefit from JIT compilers or compile Zope as
> native binary (gcj)

I suspect that even after benefiting from JIT compilers it would be
slower than native python ;-)

> 
> - portability? not sure if Java is more portable than Python ;)

The only architecture I know that has java and does not have python 
is PalmPilot.

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Hannu