tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545498481999915868.post7385353587837719751..comments2007-10-17T00:21:12.866+02:00Comments on putting rhino to work: readDirdr.bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14253748183912851117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545498481999915868.post-34235768194164075152007-10-17T00:21:00.000+02:002007-10-17T00:21:00.000+02:00The point is, with rhino you can use all of Java's...The point is, with rhino you can use all of Java's standard libraries, and essentially any jar file you can grab. The downside? Java's sickeningly baroque and convoluted APIs don't fit in very well with scripting as they usually are. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately, it's not hard to make wrappers around those APIs that work just like you want them to, and you only need to do it once (and you can code it dr.bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14253748183912851117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545498481999915868.post-84536698462890508422007-10-16T22:14:00.000+02:002007-10-16T22:14:00.000+02:00Yes, I like the idea too of JavaScript for utility...Yes, I like the idea too of JavaScript for utility scripting, but miss all the built in libraries you get in with other scripting languages.Gary Furashnoreply@blogger.com