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I tried out Opa a couple of years ago. At that time you could compile an Opa program down to a single executable that contained the server and database. Coming from a desktop application programming background, I really found this single executable very appealing.

Fast-forward to present. I started looking at Opa again and now I see that it requires node.js and mongoDB on the server side. Is it still possible to create a "classic" Opa application which is just one executable containing the server and database as it was a couple of years ago as an option or has that been completely deprecated? (and if that possibility has been completely eliminated could it be brought back as an option?)

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No, the Opa native backend has been removed from the open source version.

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  • Too bad they didn't leave that in as an option. – aneccodeal Feb 26 '13 at 23:04
  • I noticed the other day that when you start a new app, it automatically downloads and starts mongodb if necessary (at least on my platform). It's a nice touch for getting up and running quickly. You still have to install node though. – o-town Feb 27 '13 at 01:30