Hi Ahmed, Thanks for the patience. I want to use Rhino to develop web apps with the benefit of being able to leverage existing Java libraries. What sparked my interest was an interview with Steve Yegge who was tasked with porting Rails to JavaScript and Google, and who chose Rhino for the project (I don't intend to port Rails). I've considered other JS engines, but a large standard library is essential for web app programming, and Rhino seems to be the best in that arena.
My understanding is that with Rhino, my code will be JavaScript, but that I'll have to know enough Java to understand library APIs so I can take advantage of them from within Rhino. Thomas P.S. Sorry I re-sent this, I didn't CC the mailing list on the first send. > Dear Thomas, > >>>I'm looking to run JS on the server. > > Can you elaborate more, what exactly do you want to use rhino for? > > A quick feedback would be: if you want to use Rhino, you have to know the > basics of Java, a quick reference lies in http://java.sun.com/tutorial > > Rhino is not a ready-made product that you install and run, but it is a > library you use it along with your code. > > Please don't hesitate to ask, if you have further questions, > > Ahmed > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Thomas Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:03:29 PM > Subject: The Simplest Question: How to Install? > > I'm a hardcore JavaScript developer, and I'm looking to run JS on the > server. I'm going with Rhino for portability (JVM) and libraries, and > also because it seems to be the most mature SSJS platform. > > However, I'm completely lost when it comes to running most anything > Java, being a frontend web developer and a LAMP dev on the side. I've > pored over the Mozilla docs for Rhino, and I couldn't come up with > anything about how to install Rhino. The closest I found was here: > > Here's my Java information: > $ java -version > java version "1.5.0_16" > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-b06-284) > Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode, sharing) > > So, how can I install Rhino? I downloaded 1.7R1, and don't know what I > need to do next. > > Thanks, > Thomas > _______________________________________________ > dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino > _______________________________________________ dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino
