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C++ and Web Development

Hi All,

Rather weird to ask, but Java has an app server, I can develop web apps in Java using JSP and Servlets and also Swing apps, can use the same java routines my web apps use, etc, etc.

I love C++ is there any way I can use C++ for web development? (Not a Microsoft path...).

I would appreciate thoughts!

-Jason

+8 A:

You can, but there are much better choices (languages and frameworks better suited) out there.

If you must then I suggest you check out Wt.

Andrew Hare 2009-06-01 00:41:54

@Andrew - There may be better choices, but what are my C++ options currently?

Toddly 2009-06-01 00:42:42

Wow. Never heard of Wt before. I'd never use it, but it's cool.

Nosredna 2009-06-01 01:02:26

The licensing for this is either GPL or commercial license (cost per year per developer). I am interested in something open source without GPL restriction. I see comment about CppCMS below (LGPL).

chrish 2009-06-01 04:38:41

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If you want to write web apps in C++, I suggest you check out Wt -- it sure looks cool from the docs, though, alas, I have no real-world experience with it.

Alex Martelli 2009-06-01 00:46:29

+4 A:

Check out Poco as well. I haven't done web development with it, but it is really nice for everything else. Check out C++ Server Page Compiler and Apache Connecter for an idea what is available. The Apache Connector looks really cool though I have never deployed with it as of yet.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have done some work on Poco so I might not be completely unbiased. However, I found it for a reason and was a user before I was a contributor ;)

D.Shawley 2009-06-01 01:13:14

+2 A:

There is also CppCMS, it differs from Wt in following:

License, it is LGPL, when Wt is GPL, meaning, CppCMS may be used free in non Open-Source projects as well.
It is not build to "simulate GUI over web", but more close to modern MVC framework like Django.
It is build with performance and scalability in the mind.

Artyom 2009-06-01 04:18:24

For the CppCMS wiki:"Windows does not confirms to POSIX standards, thus CppCMS can be build only via POSIX compatibility layer — Cygwin.It would not run as native Win32API application or can be build and debugged using Microsoft tools. But, who cares?"Umm, a lot of people care.

chrish 2009-06-01 04:47:47

So use Linux ;). In any case. it is not a big effort to make it useable with GCC under Win32 API, using MingW. It was done once, but it was not supported due to lack of interest.

Artyom 2009-06-01 05:02:06

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