[thelist] Developing for Multiple Platforms

Christopher Mahan chris_mahan at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 17 14:44:10 CDT 2003


--- Javier Muniz <jmuniz at granicus.com> wrote:
> PHP is very good for cross-compatibility between the
> Windows/Linux/UNIX/Mac
> worlds, although Perl and JSP technically could achieve the same
> thing, in
> my experience Perl is a little clumsy when it comes to web
> development (I
> haven't used perl for web development in almost 4 years, so things
> may have
> changed since then), and the problem with JSP is that rather than
> having to
> select a platform you now have to select an application server.
> 
> However, most IT shops, especially in midsized companies, have an
> IT person
> that is capable of writing simple visual basic apps or scripts.  In
> a
> perfect world this person would be able to interface their
> programs/scripts
> with your code without having to learn the language that your
> application
> was written in.  As a result, if you're looking at developing a
> "shrinkwrapped" system that's easy to deploy and at the same time
> very
> flexible, you may want to consider implementing key features via a
> SOAP
> webservice.  Be careful when doing this, as there are serious
> security
> concerns, but when properly implemented web services can allow you
> (and your
> customers!) to do amazing things with your technology.


I'll second that. You'll find that adding languag abstraction layer
can allow you to develop your backend in 1 language and the front end
with many others.

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Christopher Mahan
chris_mahan at yahoo.com
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http://www.christophermahan.com/

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