From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 31 17:36:45 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADD1916A475 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:36:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from victorsubervi@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B37013C4D1 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:36:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from victorsubervi@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id l15so5056415rvb.43 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:36:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=UbShuxlr0TnlGX9aMoaGXvHZ8eYYH6iRST+l1whuovw=; b=pXQZ1XDHpskdfbt6lQS6JyxhCfuXYkd4UEFJRRhcYw8XBv7ftasY2f/3qNVNOAiBRbL6G69wON13qt+d1pttptB8/9o0nNeZwdVAsnydPQr0/HpFpjzsZjHZ6NjiVvDYvtttpXKvWgJcjxUWm3Pp9h1f+6QgGFESG3ol8c4Ue2I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=L2UjW2qcdvAcZ+mvxA3vzkLoYPIZHq0I7R5miKEOLweXKyCd5Nxd2DnTn7NAiLBtLZjsATVm+BBUiMt8aP8eFi6M28EsnYCxQAi6SXjyM0/KSkQunpn3lKj4vS4KRJpT8NlIrsJxFsm8geZhT/l/ZNmO+baoa62UtFS605e994U= Received: by 10.141.163.12 with SMTP id q12mr6451097rvo.265.1199122604125; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:36:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.99.6 with HTTP; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:36:44 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4dc0cfea0712310936t4823f42fxe3c45de4c6d13861@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:36:44 -0400 From: "Victor Subervi" To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <47792774.2080902@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4dc0cfea0712310757u7a970bb0rb2b29a931ad9767b@mail.gmail.com> <4dc0cfea0712310904m6ea9a530k7be838f6ab0aa302@mail.gmail.com> <477925E9.2010400@gmail.com> <4dc0cfea0712310926m39291186rbb6924e200646c0c@mail.gmail.com> <47792774.2080902@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Low Level Language Suggestions: OT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:36:45 -0000 Hmm. Why did you switch to Java? Also, that email address for Henry bounced :-} Could you check it? TIA, Victor On Dec 31, 2007 1:31 PM, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Victor Subervi wrote: > > Thanks. I'll drop him a line. > > Forgot to mention that as far I know it is straight Java also. As a > side note to those who are knocking Java a few things need to be > dismistified: > > I don't know if I am the exception but I know a fair number of > people who have switched from c/c++ to Java (like me)... most of my > carrer (and still do) is writting high performence code (largely via > custom alogrithems instead of hand optimization) and have had zero > issue with Java in this issue (except for the slow startup time for > the jvm). Matter one of my projects is a Java-->native compiler which > I eventually plan to base an OS around. > > > Victor > > > > On Dec 31, 2007 1:24 PM, Aryeh M. Friedman > > wrote: > > > > Victor Subervi wrote: > >>>> Thanks for the comments. It's a serious project. It appears > >>>> that no one has yet done anything substantial in open source > >>>> for translation, which is a $12 billion/yr industry. Go > >>>> figure. Sounds like C++ is the way to go. Now, getting back > >>>> on topic :) I know that one has to install all sorts of s/w > >>>> and rebuild the kernel for working with Java. Is that true of > >>>> C++ as well? Or is it like C, native to FBSD? > > If your talking natural langs then Henry Pjiffers > > (henry.pjiffers@gmail.com) has done a fair amount of work... even > > though he might attempt to sell you on "enhanced" open-source ;-) > > [I would also do this if I had done work in the translation area... > > he is the other 1/3 of the licensing model I have mentioned a few > > times on the lists] > > > >> > >> > > - -- > Aryeh M. Friedman > FloSoft Systems > http://www.flosoft-systems.com > Developer, not business, friendly > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHeSd0zIOMjAek4JIRAhgBAJ9mX2SUOPMBIKSse9/09BE8owV1QQCfTD6O > IU5nLP56NiASTFp90dMxrco= > =jQgV > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >