[geeks] Go Apple....

[Shawn Wallbridge]

Dave McGuire wrote:

>Well, let's put it this way.  If they do it right, you'll be able to
>run it on anything that supports a JVM.  That *is* one of Java's
>strong points.  If a super-fast-on-slow-hardware application is the
>goal, Java is the wrong tool for the job.  But if the emphasis is on
>extremely rapid application development (and I mean *extremely*
>rapid!), cross-platform capability, or ease of implementation, Java is
>definitely the right thing.
>
>  Everything's a trade-off, as usual. :-(
>
I guess when I was programming in Java, cross-platform wasn't a real big 
thing. I never tried to run any Java apps on a different platform. I 
don't know if anyone else remembers Corel's breif attempt to port 
WordPerfect to Java. They had a demo on their website for a while many 
years ago. It took me over an hour to download it and when you ran it, 
it was horrible.

>
>  I strongly disliked Java for a long time, until I started serious
>development with it...now I'm truly amazed by its capabilities.  Just
>keep it away from web browsers...applet technology is a nasty,
>terrible thing.
>  
>
Applet's are evil. Anything that isn't HTML, doesn't belong in a web 
browser.

>  
>
>>Personally I liked programming in Java better than C or C++, but that was a
>>long time ago. But I would like to get back into it.
>>    
>>
>
>  I *LOVE* C, but I'm starting to rank C++ right down there with
>Microsoft.  I've never seen a piece of good, small, fast C++ code.
>
>      -Dave
>  
>

I think my preference was Java because I took C for 3 months (2hrs/day), 
then took C++ for the same amount, then took Java. I think it took me 
until we got to Java to really GET low level (yes, yes, I know, they 
aren't low level, but they are a hell of a lot lower than VB and 
PowerBuilder) languages. I would like to re-learn C, C++ and Java, but 
just like everyone on this list, what little free time I have, is 
already spoken for. Maybe once I start looking at renderbitch (I 
downloaded the source last week), I will get into it again. But right 
now it is too damn hot here to work (no AC at home).

shawn