On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 07:50, Paul Hammant wrote: > Peter, > > >>I.e. My simple assertion is that an API should seemingly be as easy to > >> use remotely as locally. Glue is, RMI not. > > > >keyword in that sentence - "seemingly" ;) > > > >If it seems as easy to use locally as it is remotely then you will have > >people treat it like a local object. This is *extremely* bad if you are > >trying to build a fault tolerant infrastrcutre. The more strongly typed > > and more easily that tools (ie compilers and whatnot) can tell me I am > > doing stupid things (like treating remote objects as locals) the better > > IMHO. With RMI as it is now you have to make a choice to program poorly. > > With the GLUE model you have to make a choice to program properly. Hence > > why I like RMIs model ;) > > Could you at least agree with me that RemoteException is aweful for > same-JVM method calls?
Same VM calls that are always connected suck with RemoteExceptions ;) -- Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------- "Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and let people think your an idiot, than to open it and remove all doubt." ------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
