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Re: Software recommendations 4 beginner

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From: Derek P.
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00
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Because it is movement in the wrong direction.  Obviously, calls
relative to a system can not be made.  Potential, however, is there.
Cell phones, pagers, televisions.... Why dilute the language with
specific keywords now and just ruin any chance at portability.  A
program like the NetBeans IDE is a prime example.  1 program can be used
in Solaris, Mac, Linux, NT.  J++ is merely microsofts attempt to ruin
cross platform java. Maybe it's a great program with a clean, sensible
environment, but it doesn't change the fact that it was developed to
dilute java.

I believe this is an interesting conversation, worthy of continuing.  I
will post a new thread on it soon.

~Derek

In article <85fjq9$8g8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  JLP <porter188@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Portability across more than 2-3 very similar os's is really not
> valuable.  How do make calls relative to the system?  You can't call a
> system property of windows in unix and vice versa right?  So why do
you
> want to have apps that run on any platform?...unless you are using
> applets or internet applications then right on.  Also, most of suns
new
> java stuff is not platform independent at all....so why all the fuss.
> I actually use J++ and jdk1.2 from sun...I like both.  They have
> advantages and disadvantages.
>
> Jeremy
>
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>

--
Derek Prior
University Of Massachusetts
Computer Science Major, Class of 2002


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