I am excited about Java on the server side. I never really liked it for the client
side unless I need to do something very sophisticated in the client. Javascript
usually covers my client-side needs.
But on the server side, it will be great to use CFML as a "glue" to put together the
site, and server-side Java for the "application" layer.
At 08:09 PM 12/23/00 -0700, Dick Applebaum wrote:
>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:
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> you run a win OS
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> 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?
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>TIA
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>Dick
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