Re: [tcljava-user] Reasons for using JACL?

[Tom P. <tpo...@ny...>]

On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 09:11:52PM +0200, Kristoffer Lawson wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> 
> > It seems to me that the primary purpose of JACL is to allow java programmers
> > write procedural non object orientated code that will run under a JVM and
> > perhaps allow non java programmers to access or administer the application
> > through a simple script interface .  Are there any other reasons why Java
> > programmers would embed JACL or indeed Jython in a Java application rather
> > then writing everything in pure Java?
> 
> I've used it in the traditional good scripting manner. Ie. I have a core 
> written in Java which is then scripted via some Jacl scripts.
> 
> Pure Java is quite simply inferior when it comes to writing tests or for 
> dynamic stuff from the CLI or whatever. In fact, Java is inferior to Tcl 
> for the core stuff as well, but I have no say in that matter.
> 


I think you could apply most of the same reasons why one woud use Tcl/C
instead of pure C.  Write less code.

My use of Jacl is inverted from Patrick's use: I use Jacl driving Java objects.  
Most of my Jacl usage is:
    Prototyping, 
    Integration and unit testing  (JUnit is simply the wrong approach, IMHO)
    Lightweight applications
    Administrative tasks in larger applications
    More to come in the next few weeks, watch this space.

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Tom Poindexter
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