From: "Robert Comer" 

Sure you can write java that way, but it's a heck of a lot easier to write
it so it works on all.

- Bob Comer


"Geo"  wrote in message
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> You gotta be kidding, it's not even cross JVM in some cases.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
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>> Cross platform.
>>
>> - Bob Comer 
>>
>> "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> news:428dcdeb{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > But C++ can do all that. Managed/unmanaged. GC/non-GC, or both in the
> same
>> > app.
>> >
>> > What is the advantage of Java as a language given there's no obvious
>> > advantage to it as an environment? I suppose a more flexible 'goto'
>> > mechanism...
>> >
>> > Paul
>> >
>> > "Adam"  wrote in message
>> > news:428db7a2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Rubbish.
>> >>
>> >> For speed I can show you a load of independant studies where
>> >> inline/dynaminc compiling etc means that the load time
might be longer
>> >> but the execution time might actually be shorter.
>> >>
>> >> For predictability...nope. You can control the gc as you
wish & there
> are
>> >> a number of other ways you can make very predictable java systems.
>> >>
>> >> Adam
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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