[Design] Component Nirvana?

[petite_abeille]

On Saturday, Mar 8, 2003, at 14:08 Europe/Zurich, petite_abeille wrote:

> Not to bring back dead white elephant... but Taligent had an  
> interesting approach to component architecture :-)

For something simpler, there was the good, old NEXTSTEP Object Links:

http://www.channelu.com/NeXT/NeXTStep/3.3/nd/ReleaseNotes/ 
ObjectLinks.htmld/index.html

Or for something more "contemporary", Spring approach is interesting  
also:

http://www.usercreations.com/spring/

And as Jon Udell pointed out:

"I do see great value in Spring's ability to push metadata defined in  
XML, and actions invoked by URLs, into concrete representations that we  
can include in rich documents and pass around over networks.  
Ironically, by encouraging us to create usable XML representations of  
people, places, and things, Spring can help lay a foundation for  
improving the classic modes of search and navigation."

http://webservices.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2003/03/04/spring.html

In any case, what it the latest on Chandler component architecture (if  
any) and will it integrate with anything outside Chandler realm?

PA.