Re: [Plastic-devs] Occasionally asked questions

[John T. <jon...@gm...>]

Alasdair Allan wrote:
> Noel Winstanley wrote:
>   
>> I think this is a pretty good idea.
>>     
>
> Me too...
>
>   
>>> Is PLASTIC Java only?
>>>
>>>     No! PLASTIC is designed to be language and platform neutral.
>>> Applications that understand PLASTIC have been written in C++,
>>> Python, Perl, Tcl and Ruby.
>>>       
>> you could add to this that no matter what language they're
>> implemented in, they all work together. And that they've been
>> demonstrated in public (adass) doing so. You could give a concrete
>> example - visivo, Erik, topcat maybe. Isn't there even a flash movie
>> of this somewhere?
>>     
>
> There is Perl and Javascript code to talk to the Plastic Hub on the  
> eSTAR website. I could try and get it into a slightly more compressed  
> and oragnised fashion I suppose, but for now most of it is at; http:// 
> www.estar.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Plastic
>   
Thanks Alasdair.  At the moment I link to you from:
http://plastic.sourceforge.net/plastic_in.html

but I probably ought to get the code on the website in some easily 
digestible form.

>   
>> I think you need to mention the other main transport protocol -
>> XMLRPC - in the answer - and make it clear that RMI doesn't have any
>> kind of 'special status'. In fact,  some applications written in java
>> choose to use xmlrpc anyhow (topcat).
>>     
>
> I think mentioning XML-RPC prominently will convince people that it's  
> language neutral rather than Java specific.
>
>   
>> 'what's the relationship between PLASTIC and AstroRuntime' (copy from
>> http://www2.astrogrid.org/desktop/astro-runtime/astroruntime-and-
>> plastic if you find it agreeable).
>>     
>
> Might be a reasonable idea to offer a Plastic Hub (just the Plastic  
> Hub) on the SourceForge site (somewhere prominent, like the front  
> page) and have the links to the full WorkBench elsewhere.
>
> Having something like "Download a Plastic Hub HERE", rather than a  
> complicated discussion about the AR, Workbench and how it all relates  
> to Plastic, might be a more attractive option for new users...?
>   
Good point.  The new user is somewhat overwhelmed with choice at the moment.


> Al.
>
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