Here’s something to add to my “dive deeper when I have the time” list: Apache CouchDB. It’s a document database accessible via REST, which by itself isn’t terribly unique. What caught my eye was that it was built from the ground-up to be distributed. You can replicate documents across multiple nodes, maintain partial replicas, and sync for offline use. The roadmap has some significant features that need to be implemented before you most people would use it in production, but still, it’s something to keep an eye on.
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Erlang…Ouch!
Bad experience with erlang or just doesn’t appeal to you?
Hi Jeff, in the meantime I’m waiting with eagerness for your book on Alfresco, I wish to ask you for an advise…
I have to build a desktop communication program where people can get contents (Office and multimedia files, public news letter and other personal communication) without to be online – they have to periodically update the local Pc (Win o Mac) contacting a central server, maibe via REST calls (I’m thinking to Alfresco Ecm).
On the central server I have to decide who can get specific contents.
What is for you the right direction/technology for the offline clients?
I hope in your help!
Sincerely,
Ivano