[plt-scheme] Re: Debugging servlets in DrScheme

On Feb 10, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Alexey Goldin wrote:

> Hmm, I had the same problem in V350.

Yes, I should have written "inclusive".

> Could you please point me what needs to what has to be  changed and
> fixed? I am not in a hurry, I have 2-3 months.

Jay M is working on the server, which is where the changes happened
that make servlets not work quite right.

> I'd like something like text adventure but on web because kids are
> having online friends all over the world (via devianart, myspace,
> etc ). I believe the web game might be attractive --- it is easy to
> show to others. If you need to install DrScheme to try it out, it is
> probably much less convenient for their friends to see.

Interesting idea. You would have to run the web server though.
And we would have to create something like "export servlet to
server" functionality for the eventual deployment on-line.

> I would like to be able to change code in editor, recompile and see
> behavior changed immediately without need to copy scripts to other
> directory, restarting webserver, etc. At least as easy as with
> Allegroserve.

That's exactly what servlet.ss and servlet2.ss accomplish.
And that's what I had in mind for my freshmen course.

Your idea makes sense and is superior to my own one-time
use with freshmen. They didn't get too interested in web
programming then.

A warning though: it won't look as nice as an AJAX game :-)

Jay?

-- Matthias




>
> But thanks for pointers, I'll have a look.
>
> On Feb 10, 10:15 am, Matthias Felleisen <matth... at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>> Sorry, but the servlet teachpacks haven't worked since v350. This
>> is mostly my mistake for not maintaining them properly.
>>
>> If you are interested in hooking 15 year olds, you may have more
>> fun doing it via the world.ss teachpacks. We have an experiment
>> running in MA that gets 10 year olds to write (simple) space invader
>> games:
>>
>>  http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/HtDP/Extended/index.html
>>   (Prologue for HtDP/2e)
>>
>> -- Matthias
>>
>
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