Murphy on Cocoon

[Ugo Cei <ug...@apache.org>]

"I have one overwhelming reaction to the difference between Cocoon 
then, and Cocoon now. Fundamentally it seems to have evolved from 
science experiment to professional product - there is now a clarity of 
purpose and design simplicity that promises to make it a joy to work 
with."
[...]
"I haven't downloaded and started up the new Cocoon technologies yet, 
but it's clear from the documentation, demonstration sites, and sample 
code that they've gone in the opposite direction: from a scattergun 
agenda including ritual bowing to market realities (like com) to a 
clear focus on doing one job as well as possible at each stage in a 
pipelined processing framework. Looking at it, I'd guess Doug McIlroy 
in particular, but also Thompson, Ritchie, and the other original Unix 
creators, would be proud to see one of their core ideas carried forward 
and expressed so well in a working application."

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/index.php?p=362

	Ugo


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Re: Murphy on Cocoon

[Ralph Goers <Ra...@dslextreme.com>]

Wow!

Ugo Cei wrote:

> "I have one overwhelming reaction to the difference between Cocoon 
> then, and Cocoon now. Fundamentally it seems to have evolved from 
> science experiment to professional product - there is now a clarity of 
> purpose and design simplicity that promises to make it a joy to work 
> with."
> [...]
> "I haven't downloaded and started up the new Cocoon technologies yet, 
> but it's clear from the documentation, demonstration sites, and sample 
> code that they've gone in the opposite direction: from a scattergun 
> agenda including ritual bowing to market realities (like com) to a 
> clear focus on doing one job as well as possible at each stage in a 
> pipelined processing framework. Looking at it, I'd guess Doug McIlroy 
> in particular, but also Thompson, Ritchie, and the other original Unix 
> creators, would be proud to see one of their core ideas carried 
> forward and expressed so well in a working application."
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/index.php?p=362
>
>     Ugo
>
>