Re: RESTful web API using AWS?

[Adrian Hoe <abyhoe@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:51:18 PM UTC+8, p34cekeeper wrote:
> I'm currently tasked with developing a RESTful web API as a font-end
> for what amounts to a bunch of bog-standard RDB operations. I'm
> currently using PHP, which, as it stands is making me feel ill.
> 
> While investigating other (more orthogonal) technology choices
> (erlang, Scala, etc.), I happened to come across Ada Web Server. I
> suppose my question is: is AWS up to the job? Has anyone here done
> this before?
> 
> It seems to me like AWS' dispatcher mechanisms are ideal for this
> purpose, because they don't make assumptions about what you want to do
> with the incoming HTTP request (I'm tired of frameworks that force you
> into a ham-fisted, code generating MVC implementation).
> 
> Any input from experienced Ada engineers would be greatly appreciated.


Yes, I'm developing both web application servers and RESTful web API servers using AWS. Codes written in Ada are more maintainable than anything else especially when your apps are big.

I strongly recommend. Cheers.
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Adrian Hoe