Re: Is anyone out there?

Dean

At 07:09 PM 11/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Chris,
>
>In a message dated 97-11-12 03:51:32 EST, you write:

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>>  How many of you are familiar with the SF project? Any feedback on what you
>>  think it means for the future of Java?
>
>At least to me, SF is the "three blind men and an elephant" analogy that was
>once applied to people that didn't know enough about CASE.  Lead three blind
>men to an elephant in the front, middle, and back, respectively.  One says
>"It's a snake thing", another "a coarse, leathery thing", and the third, "a
>rope thing".  SF is still that "snakey, course leather, rope thing" whose
>function is as yet unknown.  From what little I've heard, SF will provide a
>base set of objects, classes, and controls similar to what the old "C" class
>libraries provided -- yet other people say it's something else entirely.
> Have you got a clearer picture?

The entire set of classes is available for download—would you believe
30meg!!—at <http://www.ibm.com/Java/Sanfrancisco>. From what I've seen, the
classes represent "business objects", like invoices, purchase orders, etc.
They can be used as the basis for business apps, extending as needed, via
inheritance mechanisms, for specific local conditions. The above site also
has links to information on SF.

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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