i've got to code a distributed app for my distributed system course and i'm torn as to what language to use.
it's HTTP-based and the server replies with xml. the actual communication isn't that hard, it's a booking system that has to be synchronised on two identical apps but with different available slots for example.
the code however is more complex, they have coded it so messages are dropped, delayed or sent in the wrong order. there is also a "race" at one point where they release the 200 "soonest" slots, with the winner being the one that has the soonest slot, identical on both systems.
usually java would be used but being liking php, i'm swaying towards that atm. should it be a web-based or cli based? would java be better or perhaps ruby or something?
ask if it's confusing, i doubt i've explained it that well.
ta, kiwi.
it's HTTP-based and the server replies with xml. the actual communication isn't that hard, it's a booking system that has to be synchronised on two identical apps but with different available slots for example.
the code however is more complex, they have coded it so messages are dropped, delayed or sent in the wrong order. there is also a "race" at one point where they release the 200 "soonest" slots, with the winner being the one that has the soonest slot, identical on both systems.
usually java would be used but being liking php, i'm swaying towards that atm. should it be a web-based or cli based? would java be better or perhaps ruby or something?
ask if it's confusing, i doubt i've explained it that well.
ta, kiwi.