Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 13:07:44 -0400 From: Lee Cremeans <lee@wakky.dyn.ml.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@sunyit.edu> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: generic compiling programming language? Message-ID: <19970809130744.15241@wakky.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970809111436.5667C-100000@server.local.sunyit.edu>; from Alfred Perlstein on Sat, Aug 09, 1997 at 11:19:14AM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970809111436.5667C-100000@server.local.sunyit.edu>
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On Sat, Aug 09, 1997 at 11:19:14AM +0000, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > I know C is 'portable' but it still requires some major hacking to get > programs working on various OSes, and Java can be used/compiled almost > everywhere, although i think it requires a graphical display (right?) > and it is pretty slow and not a good choice for many intesive > applications. I believe Java only needs graphics if you use the AWT toolkit; a simple "Hello world!" program would work on any text screen. > Why isn't there a "Java" that is not interpreted? but could be easily > cross compiled for any machine? That violates Sun's idea of the language; Java was made that way so that it could be cross-platform. However, it specifies not just an interpreter, but a virtual Java CPU, so silicon would be possible if you needed the speed. Also, I think the newer VM code supports just-in-time recompiling, which makes things faster. -- Lee C. -- Manassas, VA, USA (WakkyMouse on DALnet #watertower) A! JW223 YWD++^i WK+++r P&B++ SL+++^i GDF- B&M KK--i MD+++i P++ I++++ Di $++ E5/10/70/3c/73ac Ee34/1/36 H2 PonPippi Ay77 M | hcremean (at) vt.edu FreeBSD/Linux/Unix hacker...Win95 and M$ evil! (go see www.freebsd.org) My home page: http://wakky.dyn.ml.org/~lee | finger me for geek code
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