[plt-scheme] Some rough PLT web app figures

Awesome! We're very happy to hear it!

Be sure to let me know if you're having any problems or annoyances.

Jay

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:33 PM, Michael Forster <mike at sharedlogic.ca> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Matthias Felleisen
> <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> This really neat! We should send you to DC to tell NSF about the success of
>> our web and scheme stuff in general. -- Matthias
>>
>
> Just don't tell 'em we're Canucks ;-)
>
> Seriously though, PLT Scheme was the deciding factor
> in our being able to deploy these as web apps rather
> than fat-client apps.  (The thought of deploying on over
> 200 Windows boxes across the country still gives me the
> shakes.)
>
> Previous versions were web-based and written in Common
> Lisp.  CL was an excellent platform, but as customer demand
> for interactivity escalated, and with AJAX representing a
> significant security concern (our client is in the security and
> event management business), fat-client looked like the only
> option.
>
> Happily, with PLT's send/suspend[/dispatch], we were able
> to deliver more than enough interactivity, and in a much
> better (in our opinion) programming style than required by
> sessions or AJAX.
>
> -Mike
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