http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Announcing-ImageJ-OPS-tp5007212p5007217.html
> Hi everyone,
>
> Today, the ImageJ and KNIME teams are pleased to announce ImageJ OPS: a
> framework for reusable image processing operations. This library is the
> direct result of an extremely successful hackathon hosted by Michael
> Berthold's team at the University of Konstanz, Germany.
>
> The ImageJ2 vision is to extend Java's mantra of "write once, run anywhere"
> to image processing algorithms. With that goal at its heart, ImageJ2
> introduces extensible plugin and module frameworks which make ImageJ
> commands richer, more powerful and easier to share across applications.
> Already, these modules are accessible from CellProfiler, KNIME, OMERO and
> Alida.
>
> But still notably missing was the next crucial layer: a framework for image
> processing specifically. To address that, we set out to create a framework
> for reusable image processing algorithms, with three main qualities: 1)
> easy to use and extend; 2) powerful and general; and 3) very fast. The
> usual rule of thumb in software is "pick two" of those. Yet we are happy to
> say that we believe OPS strikes a favorable balance between all three
> criteria.
>
> Read the full announcement, including examples of usage, at:
>
http://developer.imagej.net/2014/04/04/announcing-imagej-ops>
> We sincerely hope that the OPS project will make it much easier for various
> software tools (e.g.: KNIME, CellProfiler, OMERO, Alida, Icy, Vaa3D and of
> course ImageJ itself) to provide drop-in support for ImageJ's image
> processing operations, allowing scientists to truly "write once, run
> anywhere" and share with the world!
>
> Cheers,
> Curtis Rueden
> ImageJ2 project lead
> Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation
>
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