From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 versus CORBA?
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:33:56 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0109211020130.8014-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <64055d11.0109181242.7ffbaafd@posting.google.com>
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Andrew Simmons wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm working on a distributed application using C++ and CORBA, and
> apart from the sheer mind-numbing complexity of both, I'm finding it
> an increasing strain just to lift the books I need to consult - over
> 1000 pages each. I was wondering if Plan 9 might be worth considering
> as a simpler alternative, and I would be interested in the views of
Yes. CORBA is an epitome of "clean APIs are hard, let's go shopping"
school of design. In other words, it actively encourages API bloat and
considers that as a feature. How hard it will be to make your code
use Plan 9 model for RPC depends on what you've already got, obviously,
but yes, result is very likely to be simpler and cleaner.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-09-21 14:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 124+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-09-21 14:04 Andrew Simmons
2001-09-21 14:25 ` andrey mirtchovski
2001-09-21 14:29 ` Ronald G Minnich
2001-09-21 15:16 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-09-21 14:28 ` Ronald G Minnich
2001-09-24 8:51 ` Andrew Simmons
2001-09-24 16:25 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-24 22:43 ` George Michaelson
2001-09-24 22:54 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 0:37 ` George Michaelson
2001-09-25 0:39 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 0:55 ` George Michaelson
2001-09-25 1:00 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 0:42 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 0:56 ` George Michaelson
2001-09-25 1:00 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 1:23 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-09-25 2:27 ` Dan Cross
2001-09-25 2:31 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-25 2:12 ` Dan Cross
2001-09-25 2:32 ` William Josephson
2001-10-01 9:51 ` Mike Warner
2001-09-21 14:33 ` Alexander Viro [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-11-28 18:54 [9fans] Python filesystem Russ Cox
2001-11-28 19:09 ` Matt
2001-11-28 21:46 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 12:24 ` Matt
2001-11-29 5:49 ` Lucio De Re
2001-11-29 6:30 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 6:31 ` George Michaelson
2001-11-29 7:10 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 11:26 ` Sam Holden
2001-12-06 16:56 ` Ralph Corderoy
2001-12-06 17:32 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 10:50 ` Lucio De Re
2001-11-29 11:06 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-12-06 15:59 ` Ralph Corderoy
2001-11-29 7:21 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2001-11-29 7:32 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-12-03 22:39 ` Laura Creighton
2001-12-07 9:36 ` Ralph Corderoy
2001-12-07 14:07 ` Laura Creighton
2001-11-29 7:37 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 11:10 ` Christopher Nielsen
2001-11-29 19:51 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2001-11-29 10:08 ` John Murdie
2001-11-29 10:37 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-29 12:03 ` Lucio De Re
2001-11-09 22:26 [9fans] Rant (was Re: Plan9 and Ada95?) David Gordon Hogan
2001-11-10 0:10 ` William Josephson
2001-11-10 8:29 ` Matthew Hannigan
2001-11-10 8:39 ` Andrey A Mirtchovski
2001-11-11 1:38 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-11-11 3:34 ` Dan Cross
2001-11-11 11:20 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-11-11 17:30 ` Dan Cross
2001-11-12 10:42 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2001-11-11 8:25 ` paurea
2001-11-11 17:31 ` Dan Cross
2001-09-26 13:24 [9fans] Plan 9 versus CORBA? jmk
2001-09-26 13:33 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-26 6:12 okamoto
2001-09-26 6:07 okamoto
2001-09-26 9:48 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-26 5:41 geoff
2001-09-26 9:47 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-26 3:18 okamoto
2001-09-26 3:13 okamoto
2001-09-26 4:44 ` Christopher Nielsen
2001-09-26 4:50 ` David Arnold
2001-09-26 9:01 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-09-26 1:48 okamoto
2001-09-26 2:44 ` david presotto
2001-09-26 1:34 presotto
2001-09-26 1:26 okamoto
2001-09-25 14:29 forsyth
2001-09-25 14:19 rob pike
2001-09-26 15:44 ` Dan Cross
2001-09-25 13:42 presotto
2001-09-25 2:07 presotto
2001-09-24 22:46 rob pike
2001-09-25 8:36 ` Andrew Simmons
2001-09-24 9:17 Fco.J.Ballesteros
2001-09-21 16:11 Fco.J.Ballesteros
2001-09-21 15:29 anothy
2001-09-21 16:03 ` Dan Cross
2001-09-21 14:54 Fco.J.Ballesteros
2001-09-21 13:37 ` Lucio De Re
2001-09-21 14:29 Sape Mullender
2001-09-21 14:26 jmk
2001-09-21 16:25 ` suspect
2001-07-10 10:32 [9fans] sam vs acme rog
2001-07-10 10:43 ` Lucio De Re
2001-07-18 8:43 ` David Rubin
2001-07-18 21:17 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-18 21:40 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-07-18 21:51 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-18 22:55 ` George Michaelson
2001-07-18 23:00 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-07-19 15:34 ` Samterm panic (was Re: [9fans] sam vs acme) suspect
2001-07-19 16:00 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-07-20 8:54 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-19 0:00 ` [9fans] sam vs acme Boyd Roberts
2001-07-19 0:12 ` suspect
2001-07-19 0:14 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-20 8:54 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-20 9:47 ` George Michaelson
2001-07-20 10:08 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-20 16:44 ` Ozan Yigit
2001-07-20 21:57 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-10 16:04 ` [9fans] wily, acme, etc Ozan Yigit
2001-07-10 22:57 ` [9fans] sam vs acme Steve Kilbane
2001-07-10 23:23 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-11 6:55 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-07-11 13:24 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-11 21:20 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-07-12 10:36 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-12 8:31 ` Ozan Yigit
2001-07-12 10:38 ` Boyd Roberts
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2001-06-24 23:04 ` andrey mirtchovski
2001-06-24 22:14 ` Matt
2001-06-24 22:33 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-06-25 3:41 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-28 22:58 ` Boyd Roberts
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