[ Quoting KENNETH ABRAMS to SCOTT LITTLE ] 
 SL> I said Java is falling apart. And it is. Already there is a LOT of
 SL> platform specific code. MUCH more than was ever intended. The whole
 KA> The only thing platform specific in Java I've heard about is coming
 KA> from  Microsoft.
MS don't have anything to do with Java. They have ActiveX.
 KA> cooperate with the other members of your industry in creating a common
 KA> standard
The problem with the 'common standard' is that the CPUs are NOT standard. 
ava
is a RISC based language. ActiveX is a CISC based language. Since the entire
80x86 family is CISC, Java just can't compete with anything written
specifically for it. To compensate, Java had to inherit a few extra bits in
the code, and in the compiler, to make a program that runs fast(ish).
 KA  Instead, keep your customers locked into your own proprietary  approach.
Like SUN! Sun released the basic Java to everyone, so they could all break
out the champaign and get p.... ahem
anyway, after that, they release their JavaCPU. Guess what Java runs best on?
Guess what it doesn't run best on (hint: read the bit about RISC/CISC again)?
 SL> Biased as usual. At least you're consistant.
 KA> No more so than you, Scott.
How many OS' you running over there? I run Win95 and OS2, that is NOT
biased, that is realistic. The OS2 runs the BBS, and thats all. The Win95
machine is the one I work on because it runs everything I need, and runs
all the new apps I want to test/review.
Regards,
 - Scott
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