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Isn't this basically what WebObjects did back in 1995?

(WebObjects used to be written in Objective-C, but Apple switched it to Java sometime during the server-side Java boom in the late '90s.)

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Yes, that's essentially what WebObjects was. However, WebObjects today is a mess, and it's written in Java.

Also, we have a ton of conventions today, with regards to MVC development, REST APIs, etc. that we did not have in '95. Which means that therefore WebObjects is not suited to modern web development.

The only company still using WebObjects in production today is Apple.

Your statement that Apple is the only company still using WO has no basis in fact. There is even an annual conference[1] for WO developers, in which Apple has zero involvement.

[1] http://www.wocommunity.org/wowodc11/

You're right… let me rephrase. The only significant company.

> The only company still using WebObjects in production today is Apple.

What about Web Help Desk?

http://www.webhelpdesk.com/

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