But JavaScript an Java are unrelated, except by name. Not that I would expect a JavaScript implementation of the J engine to provide acceptable performance. But a JavaScript interface to a J web server??
On Aug 23, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Don Guinn <[email protected]> wrote: > I would suspect that if such an implementation of J in JavaScript were made > Apple would modify their implementation of JavaScript so J would not work. > But from what I have seen of Java, the performance would be awful. > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wrote: >>> Presently, Apple forbids i-apps that permit programming >> >> Jim Russell pointed out: >>> One exception to this restriction, of course, is >>> JavaScript. >> >> Yes, hence Eric's note on JHS as a potentially comprehensive solution. >> >> Of course, we have discussed a J interpreter written in JavaScript before. >> If we wrote one and it was efficient enough to deploy on a handheld device, >> it would allow J programming on iPads even when disconnected from the >> internet. >> >> -Dan >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
