On Sun, 29 Mar 2009, Bee wrote:
> > (in fact, I don't think Java is fit to create any application, but > > that is another discussion, which is not on it's place here ;) ) > > Hahahaha... unfortunately, there are more Java frameworks out there > than Pascal which became very handy for anyone to build complex > applications. Performance and dependency are not priority to these > people. Yes, I know we can make any of those frameworks by ourselves. > But not everybody is as expert as you are, Michael. ;) > > > This is why I think Morfik has the right approach: They allow you to code > > both server and client-side in Pascal (or VB). The server code is compiled > > to a super-fast server binary, the client code is sent to the browser as > > Javascript. > > I agree with you on this. If Morfik has support for FastCGI, I > wouldn't mind to purchase a license. :) Well, I have a license. Money well spent, all things considered :-) > > My (long-term) plan is to make this possible in Lazarus. The server-side > > is more or less covered, the basic blocks are in place. The client-side > > needs still some work, of course. > > Great news! If it can be as another "widget" for Lazarus, it would be > better. Someone from ExtPascal had done some effort writing a > .dfm/.lfm convertor into ExtJS window. As the other efforts, it's > still far from perfect. Unfortunately his demo site seemed to be down > (http://reidspace.co.uk:6464/). > > There are many pascal project for web programming out there, too bad > each walks on in its own exclusive way and never got finished. If > there's someone who able to combine or synergy those projects, maybe > now we already have a complete web framework for pascal. > > I'm dreaming that someday there would be a complete pascal framework > for web programming, with these features: > - server side module that supports Apache module, persistent CGI (TSR) > using pipe, and FastCGI using socket (they are all already available, > just need to be integrated). > - communication module that supports any web service protocols (some > are already done). > - client side module that supports pascal-to-js compiler (can be > started from Powtil's PasJS?). > - tools to wrap external JS UI library (at least the famous ones) and > integrate it with the PasJS compiler (as ExtGWT, can be started from > ExtPascal's converter?). > - server side scripting module for dynamic programming (can be started > from RO's PascalScripts?). > - an IDE to build the UI and support event-driven programming (can be > started as Lazarus plugin?). > - (optional) tool to convert desktop application into web application > utilizing all the above features. More or less all this is the ultimate intention. Whether it will be realized is another matter. But there is hope: I still remember the days when something like Lazarus was a distant dream, and now I've completed and deployed my first Lazarus-developed commercial application... Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
