questions from a java programmer

[Fred McCann]

I'm about to start a project which as usual is tight on time. I need to develop a collection of applications that are web based and provide an extensive amount of web services to C clients. I'd assumed that I'd write the webapps and middleware using Java. While I'm very comfortable with Java and many java frameworks, even with build tools, code generators, and frameworks, writing code in Java takes quite some time. I've just recently become aware of Ruby and it looks like a solid scripting language (I'd previously hit brick walls with PHP's object model that drove me to Java).

My questions are these:

1. Does Ruby have some sort of ORM that's comparable to the ease of use and efficiency of Hibernate?

2. How good is Ruby's support for SOAP webservices, specifically hosting web services that deal with complex types?

Any feedback is greatly appretiated.

- Fred

 

[John Wilger]

Check out the excellent web framework Ruby on Rails
(http://www.rubyonrails.com). Sounds like it would be perfect for what
you are trying to achieve.

I'm about to start a project which as usual is tight on time. I need to develop a collection of applications that are web based and provide an extensive amount of web services to C clients. I'd assumed that I'd write the webapps and middleware using Java. While I'm very comfortable with Java and many java frameworks, even with build tools, code generators, and frameworks, writing code in Java takes quite some time. I've just recently become aware of Ruby and it looks like a solid scripting language (I'd previously hit brick walls with PHP's object model that drove me to Java).

My questions are these:

1. Does Ruby have some sort of ORM that's comparable to the ease of use and efficiency of Hibernate?

2. How good is Ruby's support for SOAP webservices, specifically hosting web services that deal with complex types?

Any feedback is greatly appretiated.

- Fred

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Regards,
John Wilger

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- Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

 

[Patrick Hurley]

Also check out the SOAP library (part of the standard libraries). Very
easy to use.

 

[James Britt]

Also check out the SOAP library (part of the standard libraries). Very
easy to use.

SOAP + Og/Nitro might serve you well.

http://www.rubygarden.com/index.cgi/Libraries/og_tutorial.rdoc
http://nitro.rubyforge.org/

James