Re: [binarycloud-dev] binarycloud vs. other web app frameworks

[Peter B. <re...@f2...>]

At 02:02 PM 5/19/01 -0700, you wrote:
>uh, so if I can huff-and-puff for a moment, I really haven't seen anyone
>even trying something as deep as r2 with php. that wasn't really true of r1,
>i.e. it had tools that existed elsewhere in different code - but r2 is
>entirely unique.

Uh-huh.  Just to throw in an odd question: why write a program such as 
Binarycloud in PHP rather than C/C++?

>Once we get a functioning r2 install, we're going to start in on a cms
>immediately, would you like to participate in its development?

I'd love to.  I think my skills are developed enough to do this - I don't 
think they are for writing the BC core - or I wouldn't like to attempt it :-(
Still, once my exams are over for another year I'll be able to dedicate my 
time to programming ;-)

>I think pear has a caching class, so we might just be able to plug it in!

Ulf Wendel wrote it, so it should be good.  The other one people seem to 
like is phpCache, which would be worth a look.

>that means you can (fairly easily) wrap lightweight applications, as long as
>they don't try to start a session.

Why?  If you called ob_start() wouldn't that solve the problem?

>also, with the stuff we're doing, it will almost be easier to re-build a
>simple app than to port it in.

I think you're right.

One last question: how does binarycloud compare to something like the 
Midguard project?
Peter.

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