From: Chuck E. <ec...@mi...> - 2000-08-18 13:54:26
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At 09:36 AM 8/18/00 -0400, Geoff Talvola wrote: >I've never heard of EOF; can someone enlighten me as to what it is -- perhaps >send a link to a web page with info? EOF = Enterprise Objects Framework, originally created by NeXT, Inc. which was later purchased by Apple. It handles mapping relational data and objects, a common problem if you are creating OO enterprise solutions. EOF currently supports Objective-C and Java, although Apple continues to down play Objective-C because they act like little wimps in the face of the Sun Java juggernaut. You can find EOF docs at: http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/webobjects/webobjects.html All the stuff starting with EO and EOF. The Developer's Guide is probably a good place to start. And here's the TOPlink stuff: http://java.sun.com/javareel/isv/TheObjectPeople/toplink.htm I believe these two products combined point the way for the design of MiddleKit. -Chuck |