Java vs. Objective-C for Cocoa
Java vs. Objective-C for Cocoa
- Subject: Java vs. Objective-C for Cocoa
- From: "Zacharias J. Beckman" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:14:44 -0700
Hi all,
I'd love to hear from a few people -- pointers, comments, resources to read -- about the virtues of going with Java for a Cocoa application versus Objective-C. I've read most of the docs available on the Mac Dev site and they provide a pretty good overview, but what I'm really looking for are hands-on pros, cons and opinions on how well it works.
It's been a long time (since the NeXT days) since I did Objective-C programming and frankly, I would love to get back into Interface Builder, Xcode, etc., etc. I have some projects I want to start up on OS/X. But for the past decade (more or less) I've been doing mostly Java work.
My concerns are that Java doesn't seem to be as tightly integrated into OS/X as I'd like (but of course, cross platform is a wonderful thing so maybe it balances out). What about interfaces? It doesn't seem that Interface Builder provides a mode for working with Java (I had hoped that there was a translation layer in there somewhere). Menus are different, a number of window server event hooks are different...
Another concern is that one of these projects would be a service, one that's tightly integrated into the file system -- how strong is a Java based solution in this area? Is it even possible?
So, if anyone that has done both native and Java based OS/X development wants to send a few pointers and opinions my way I'd really love to hear them. Thanks!
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Zacharias J. Beckman –
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. – Theodore Roosevelt
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