Lua is the programming language under the Codea app on the iPad, and has been used as "the language" to write games publishable on that platform.
I have Java on my Raspberry Pi, and it runs fine. Obviously I won't be running a large exposed database on it (due to storage capacity limits) or doing realtime aerodynamic simulation (due to CPU speed and memory capacity limits), but those are driven by the provisioning characteristics of my device and not driven by Java the language. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:13 AM, <javaposse@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Today's topic summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/topics > > - Any thoughts on Swift? <#1468990504b95c12_group_thread_0> [2 Updates] > > Any thoughts on Swift? > <http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/t/41a821cfa9dee858> > > clay <claytonw...@gmail.com> Jun 10 04:12PM -0700 > > On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 11:21:48 AM UTC-5, Josh Berry wrote: > > platform environments, this just never happened. Closest would > actually be > > .net and friends, I believe. > > > The Java cross platform model targets Win/Mac/Linux workstations and > it > does that extremely well. It's not just cross platform, but largely > write > once, run anywhere, where same compiled .jar file can run on > Win/Mac/Linux. > > What Java doesn't do is target game consoles at all. Technically it's > possible, but it's not a practical reality for end developers at the > moment. Java/JVM->iOS is limited, although lots of games use RoboVM > for > this. And Android uses Java, but the API is completely separate from > other > platforms, so there is no write once type code sharing. > > Most high-level languages are extremely cross platform. Lua, for > example, > is extremely cross platform and is often used on top of a C-based game > engine. > > Most of .NET's cross platform success is through the Unity game > engine, > which is mostly written in C, but uses Mono/C# for scripting like > other > games use Lua or UnrealScript. They also have MonoGame and tools for > making > Android/iOS apps in C# using largely platform native APIs which > prohibits > any type of write once code sharing. > > Many languages like Haskell, usually just compile down to C, so I > don't see > why those would be less cross platform friendly. > > > > > Josh Berry <tae...@gmail.com> Jun 10 10:46PM -0400 > > > >> The Java cross platform model targets Win/Mac/Linux workstations > and it > > does that extremely well. It's not just cross platform, but largely > write > > once, run anywhere, where same compiled .jar file can run on > Win/Mac/Linux. > > Apologies, I was a definitely too absolute in my claim. I was more just > going on admittedly anecdotal evidence that most truly cross platform > applications that aren't a) ugly, or b) dog slow are not written in > Java > and related languages. I'm definitely open to counters. > > But, once you get that list made, compare it to the number of > applications > that are heavily used in many platforms and the language they used. > From > the Kernel, which is on near everything, to browsers. Mozilla is at > least > making a stab with a new language that will compete with C/C++. It > isn't > clear this will win, though. > > > > > Most high-level languages are extremely cross platform. Lua, for > example, > > is extremely cross platform and is often used on top of a C-based > game > > engine. > > Lua doesn't try to be "the language" that you write your application > in, > though. Or does it nowdays? Last I saw, it was picked specifically > because it was easy to embed in a C program. > > > > Many languages like Haskell, usually just compile down to C, so I > don't see > > why those would be less cross platform friendly. > > I want to agree with you, but I would prefer evidence. :) > > > Also, and I apologize if this is basically goal post shifting, but > when I > refer to cross platform, I don't necessarily mean just > linux/mac/windows. > I mean something that can run on the raspberry pi, or aduino, or *any* > phone/tablet/whatever. Obviously, not just any C program can be made to > fit this bill. But, to my knowledge, no Java program can. (Of course, > maybe Angry Birds is all it takes to prove me wrong. Or Scumm games, in > general. :) ) > > > > -- Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. - Plato -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
