I write Java code because I can get a GUI that runs reasonably well
on Mac, Windows, Linux (Gnome and KDE), sometimes Solaris, sometimes
HP-UX.
I also have a lot of systems code that glues things together. If
Apple is not going to support Java going forward, what are the
alternatives for writing cross platform UI that has a reasonable
chance of working on at least Mac/Win/Lin?
There's ruby stuff around, but I would want to stay in the JVM, and I
don't know if JRuby can call the ruby / cocoa interfaces.
As a passing note I am not under NDA but have found from two sources
that there is no new Java in the current Leopard build. It would be
a shame to see all the Mac Pros at Java One all running Vista or some
Linux.
Last year there was at least one session at Java One in which you
could look around and see rows and rows of Macs. And, in case anyone
cares, Java One is still a big deal with 25,000 people in
attendance. That's 5 X larger than WWDC. The point being that there
are more Macs at Java One than at WWDC. Many Sun folks carry Macs -
it's just baffling that Apple is not embracing the JVM and the cool
new things happening on the Java platform.
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