On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:59:08 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I _am_ a Java programmer. Insult me like that again, and I'll give you a > > well-deserved line in my .procmailrc. > I'm just curious, what _kind_ of java programmer you are? You don't need > to test compability among different VMs; you can do without > java.security and work with Kaffe happily. You don't ever need to worry > about distribution issue of your java apps. > > Are we living in the same planet earth? > > Or, what you mean by java programming is writing word editor run > locally, just like Per said? > > Honestly I really wish free/GNU ones would catch up, but seems like > commercial one are taking lead further and further. Take a look at the > update date of Kaffe. It doesn't seem like a temporary problem to me. Unless I'm mistaken, changes to the core Java APIs are slowing down. Presumably because they're perfect now. ;) Seriously, though, Java 2 1.3 has been out for a while, and I haven't heard any talk of 1.4 or 2.0 or anything like that. I assume the reason Kaffe et al are so behind par is because Java was a moving target, but I don't see that being a problem anymore. And yes, the Java code I write is generally not anything to do with the Web. My last little project (not much of a project, but hey) was a Doom WAD reader/writer. > Alan. Regards, Alex.
