What's the probability that I can build a non-trivial Solr app without writing any Java?
I've been planning to use Solr, Lucene, and existing plug-ins, and sort of hoping not to write any Java (the app itself is Ruby / Rails). The dox (such as http://wiki.apache.org/solr/FAQ) seem encouraging. [I *can* write Java, but my planning's all been "no Java."] I'm just beginning the design work in earnest, and I suddenly notice that it seems every mail thread, blog, or example starts out Java-free, but somehow ends up involving Java code. I'm not sure I yet understand all these snippets; conceivably some of the Java I see could just as easily be written in another language, but it makes me wonder. Is it realistic to plan a sizable Solr application without some Java programming? I know, I know, I know: everything depends on the details. I'd be interested even in anecdotes: has anyone ever achieved this before? Also, what are the clues I should look for that I need to step into the Java realm? I understand, for example, that it's possible to write filters and tokenizers to do stuff not available in any standard one; in this case, the clue would be "I can't find what I want in the standard list," I guess. Are there other things I should look for? -==- Jack Repenning Technologist Codesion Business Unit CollabNet, Inc. 8000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 600 Brisbane, California 94005 office: +1 650.228.2562 twitter: http://twitter.com/jrep
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