Just random thoughts

[ndogg]

This is just a bunch of thoughts on Sun and Java. Here's what the initial idea about Java was: The idea behind was supposed to be that a programmer could develop a program and compile it ONCE. Once he/she did that, it could be run any any platform with little or no change (preferred).<br>
The real idea behind Java: The idea behind Java really is that a programmer could develop a program and compile it ONCE. Once he/she did that, it could be run on Solaris (Sun's OS) or Windows (the popular OS), and later on other OS's.<br>
I realize that there are Macintosh and Linux (as well as other OS's) ports of JDK2, but I question why they took so long to come out. The ports of both have for the most part always been behind. I smell a rat (Sun). They are in fierce competition with Linux and Windows for their Solaris OS and I suspect that may have been a factor in it all. Perhaps I'm wrong, and there were just lots of problems in porting JDK2 to those platforms, but, the wait just seemed excessive, don't you think? <p>REH<br><a href=mailto:hawkdogg@crosswinds.net>hawkdogg@crosswinds.net</a><br><a href=

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[tmoses]

I would have to say any delay in the porting of the jdk to macs or linux was merely a result of the huge differences in operating systems not to mention hardware in a macs case. Also i think it really good to actually see a company such as sun putting out a relatively free language that is far superior to any of the other languages out their at this time. Especially when you have microsoft who offers languages that only work on their little windows boxes. Yes sun is going to make alot of money off of java but perhaps that is for the better.<br>
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