[boost] Re: RPC library

Iain Hanson <Iain.Hanson <at> videonetworks.com> writes:

Nice idea. Unfortunately RPC's ( including Java RMI ) don't scale. Thats why CORBA and J2EE were created. Simple RPC mechanisms like this inevitably end up being extended piece by piece until you have reproduced most of the CORBA functionality. Therefore IMHO I don't think it is a good idea for boost.

/ikh

You're absolutely right that it's in no way a replacement for CORBA, but then its not meant to be either. I wrote it for those situations where you want something simple and easy to use (there are many such situations, no?), where using CORBA feels like swinging a sledgehammer at a walnut. /Jarl