From dev-return-14660-apmail-apr-dev-archive=apr.apache.org@apr.apache.org Tue Aug 23 17:25:16 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-apr-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 20874 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2005 17:25:15 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Aug 2005 17:25:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 78090 invoked by uid 500); 23 Aug 2005 17:25:14 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-apr-dev-archive@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 78049 invoked by uid 500); 23 Aug 2005 17:25:14 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@apr.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 78036 invoked by uid 99); 23 Aug 2005 17:25:13 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:25:13 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.4 required=10.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [207.155.248.12] (HELO devonshire.cnchost.com) (207.155.248.12) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:25:31 -0700 Received: from rcsv650.rowe-clan.net (c-24-13-128-132.hsd1.il.comcast.net [24.13.128.132]) by devonshire.cnchost.com id NAA17660; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:24:55 -0400 (EDT) [ConcentricHost SMTP Relay 1.17] Errors-To: Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20050821223042.057bd1a0@pop3.rowe-clan.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:33:12 -0500 To: "Alex G." From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." Subject: Re: Suggestion Cc: In-Reply-To: <20050820183858.ACED810FB2B8@asf.osuosl.org> References: <20050820183858.ACED810FB2B8@asf.osuosl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N At 01:38 PM 8/20/2005, Alex G. wrote: >Hello, > >I just joined the list and am not sure if this topic has been already >discussed. > >The idea to have platform independent API for different platforms is great. >But, that makes me think that if APR could provide Java interfaces to APR, >that could bring a big benefit to Java Developers who are struggling with >creating own implementation of common things like network functions, etc. It has :) I've proposed the oo-dev@apr list to develop one framework, implemented in java, c++, .NET, perl, what have you, using consistent namespaces and construction/destruction logic and object scope for any object-oriented wrapper. So that, jumping from java to mod_perl, for example, everyone would be on the same page and moving from language to language for the developer would be trivial. Bill