[BEEPbuilders] experienced programmer, but new to network work - where do I start with BEEP?

[Francis Brosnan Blazquez]

El lun, 06-02-2006 a las 17:02 +0000, Sanjeev Sharma escribió:

Hi Sanjeev

> I hope these questions are not TOO basic for this list
> 

A question is never basic, unless you ask twice.

> I've ordered the BEEP book, and I've been reading this group's archives, but 
> I don't see a beginner's guide (other than the IBM DW material).
> 

This is a really good book. Not only because it explain lot of BEEP
concepts but also because it has lot of material about beepcore-c and
beepcore-java. In fact, I think it is the best resource available to
write beepcore-c based programs.

> Am I right in thinking a lot of BEEP work is proprietary (so there's not so 
> much example code to look at, at the kinds of problems it can be applied 
> to).

Uhmmn...I think you didn't check Vortex Library documentation center
[1]. 

> 
> Are there alternatives to BEEP I should be exploring?
> 

There are other similar frameworks but they are based on its experience
rather than in a standard. I heard something called muscle. However for
the kind of application you want to build you'll best choice is BEEP. 

> The requirements start with, basically, 2-way intermittent small-file FTP 
> but "may be revised" ( I think you all know what that means).
> 
> So I probably should use BEEP (prepare for future changes) instead of the 
> more common "ftp class" things I've seen in Java and C#.
> 
> And the final question,  are there code examples of calling the beepcore C 
> library from C# (seeing as the projects and products that point to C# 
> material appear to be dead links).

Currently we are working on implementing a XML-RPC interface, with a
protocol compiler, for a project we are working on. We also need to make
Vortex Library to be usable from C#, mainly becase the final product has
a client interface written in C#.

In fact, if you have ever written a binding piece for an API, you'll
find that Vortex Library is prepared and written, keeping in mind that
point.

> 
> Thanks for your time,
> 

You are wellcome Sanjeev!

Let us to know your progress!

[1] http://vortex.aspl.es/doc.html


> Regards
> Sanjeev Sharma
> 
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