Frank Millman wrote: > > I am writing a multi-user business/accounting application. It is getting > rather complex and I am looking at how to, not exactly simplify it, but > find a way to manage the complexity. > [...] > > Is there any particular benefit in using remote objects as opposed to > writing a SocketServer? >
Many thanks for the very useful replies. Irmen - thanks for clearing up my misconception about how Pyro works. This is still definitely an option. Diez - plenty of food for thought. Your cautionary tale about premature optimisation is salutary. J Kenneth King - also plenty of food for thought, but in fact the most important part of your post was the following - - Find the clear boundaries of each component. - Build an API along those boundaries. - Add a network layer in front of the boundaries. I should know this, but I confess I do need reminding. I had a useful brainstorming session with a colleague this morning focussing on this, and this is where I shall concentrate my attention for the next few days. I suspect that, once this has become clearer, it will not matter much whether I use remote objects, write a SocketServer, or keep it all on one machine. I really appreciate the feedback - it helps a lot. Frank -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
