ok a question... hope it's not that silly anyways... if you did the JVM in java we would need to compile it (or part of it) to native code... wouldn't that be a problem when porting to other platforms? (sorry guys if it's so silly)
On 5/17/05, Ozgur Akan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JVM in Java will be the slower then Sun`s JVM. C or C++ is a better > choice. > > Ozgur Akan > > Jónas Tryggvi Jóhannsson wrote: > > > > >> Question to the floor: if it had to be one of C and C++, which would > >> you prefer? > > > > > > I can´t think of a single reason why C should be preferred over C++, > > as C can simply be viewed as a subset of C++. As Java users, all of us > > appreciate object orientation and understand how it can be used to > > simplify software and make it more readable. Writing C code in an > > object oriented manner simply does not give the same level of > > abstraction C++ can provide. > > > > Im however very fond of the idea of writing the JVM in Java. Im > > beginning to look into the JikesRVM and I really like the idea, > > especially as it is the language that everyone on this list is > > familiar with. It would also maximize the quality of the tools that we > > will provide, as we would be using them to develop our JVM. > > > > - Jónas Tryggvi > > > >
