Re: Java and CoreAudio
Re: Java and CoreAudio
- Subject: Re: Java and CoreAudio
- From: David Duncan <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:51:53 -0400
On Jun 13, 2004, at 09:58 AM, Bob Lang wrote:
Okay - we're all Mac users here so I guess we all love the beauty of
OS X, but
out there it's a big, bad, Micro$oft world and that's the way it's
going to be for the
forseeable future. Why write an application for what is (sadly) a
minority platform
like OS X, when with Java you can write an application that runs on OS
X *and*
Windows *and* Suns *and* Linux?
Well, presumably since the code we are talking about is an audio
effect, I would expect the core code to be completely portable. The
wrapper that communicates with the target platform is almost certain to
be completely different for each, so Java won't help you there. And
while you might consider making your AU View in Java, AFAIK there is no
standard for doing so on other platforms (I know there isn't on Mac OS
X). So while in theory Java makes a compelling cross-platform argument,
if it isn't covered in the Java spec itself, it generally isn't
something that Java makes any easier than any other language.
--
Reality is what, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
Failure is not an option. It is a privilege reserved for those who try.
David Duncan
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