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   On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:11:46 AM UTC-5, James K. Lowden wrote:   
   > Without compiler support, C++ is "just another language" participating   
   > in the IDL-driven language-neutral serialization circus.  Inevitably,   
   > the IDL defines the very structures that could be better defined   
   > directly in C++. Twice the complexity, half the features, and none of   
   > the fun.   
      
   I agree with your comments about the language-neutral circus.   
   CORBA's approach seemed to provide mediocre marshalling support   
   for a number of languages, but not strong support for any of   
   the languages.   
      
   The C++ Middleware Writer (see link below) is an on line   
   code generator that aims to provide strong marshalling   
   support for C++.  I'm not thinking about support for   
   another language at this point, because there's still a   
   lot of work to do to improve the C++ support.  As ever,   
   your help is appreciated in terms of identifying the   
   most distressing weaknesses.   
      
      
   Brian   
   Ebenezer Enterprises   
   http://webEbenezer.net   
      
      
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