🚀 go-pugleaf

Jonathan Kitchin wrote:
> 
> i see where Java is the new programming language and the latest
> Linux Journal is full of it.
> is it possible that some young chap will rewrite linux in Java
> and change the world's habits??
> i would not like the job myself but someone like Linus Torvalds might.

Something tells me this is satire, but I just dont get
the joke.

I think java is a great language, once you concede that a slight
performance loss (when compiled) doesnt really matter.
   But all the hype is over the Java Virtual Machine and
its use on the internet, rather than the language itself.

Of course the last thing you'd use java for is low level stuff
like an operating system. (I'm not saying it couldnt be done.)

Anyway, linux needs a Java compiler first. Both a source compiler,
and a JIT one for the bytecode.

> jonathan vk6tu

Ah, a ham radio operator on the internet.
A bit like a steam-engine enthusiast at a nuclear power station.