I know this is OT but a recent thread, along with talk of CF future
support, has lead me to once again investigate Java as a possible
development language.
Mostly client side... I envision including Java applets in web pages
to compensate for html limitations
Once again, I downloaded the latest versions of all the Java
components & started taking the tutorial suggested on another thread.
Once again, I have suffered a letdown...
Things like StarOffice only run on certain platforms
Browser support varies on certain platforms (On the Mac, NN &IE run
different versions of Java
Java & JavaScript interaction is very limited (NN on windows)
Java is still a little slow on the GUI
The effect is that "write once, run anywhere" is a goal yet to be
accomplished, IMO.
Am I missing something or is Java a universal solution... as long as:
you run a win OS
you run NN
I develop on a Mac, I have LINUX system, and can run a windows emulator.
If I want to create a platform/browser-independent application, it
appears as if the potential gain from using Java is not worth the
effort.
Geese... UCSD Pascal was a more-universal solution than Java appears to be.
What do you people think?
TIA
Dick
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