Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/SpreadServe/ssdocs

spec.rst

@@ -9,9 +9,18 @@ SpreadServe is a Windows Server hosted server product with a web UI.
   Windows Server 2008 & 2012.
 * User interface: web UI built with `Angular <http://angularjs.org>`_ 1.5, <http://`Bootstrap <http://getbootstrap.com/>`_ 3.3 and `jQuery <http://jquery.com/>`_ 2.2
   enabling job control and spreadsheet interaction from a browser.
-* APIs: Python. C++ and Java APIs exist in prototype form. The Python API supports integrations and unit testing of spreadsheets.
+* APIs
+
+  * Python: the best API for Web integrations, as well as rapid, ad hoc development. SpreadServe uses Python 2.7.8, 3.x is not
+    yet supported.
+  * C++: the best API for high performance systems integration. For example, this is the right way to connect SpreadServe to
+    a low latency pub sub messaging system like TibRV or Solace. Integrations should be built with MS Visual Studio 2008 or
+    later.
+  * REST: external processes can drive SpreadServeEngines via the RealTimeWebServer REST API.
+  * Java: the best option for relational database integration with JDBC. spreadserve.jar is built with JDK 1.6.
+
 * Core implementation: SpreadServe's native implementation language is C++ built as 32 bit binaries with Microsoft Visual C++ 9.
-* VBA: SpreadServe supports VBA macros.
+* VBA: SpreadServe supports VBA macros, but does not support VBA GUI operations.
 * XLL: SpreadServe supports XLL addins, and has been tested with the `QuantLib <http://quantlib.org/index.shtml>`_ 1.4.0 addin.
 * RTD: SpreadServe supports RTD updates.
 * Excel file formats: Excel 97-2003 .xls as well as the default Excel .xlsx format are supported.