[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> I guess this is a necessary policy. If sun would not offer JDBC 2, 3D api, RMI,
> .... these technology would be developed from a third party as they are demanded.
> the consequence would be a drifting of Java to a lot of different systems. then
> you could finally forget the write once run everywhere strategy, which has
> enough problems right now.
>
> btw. I am quite happy about that, as the sun components are of high quality as
> far as I see it. I guess everybody who tried the horrible components from KGroup
> (JBuilder 1) e.g. table and compares them with Swing tables will understand
> this.
>
Agreed, Swing JFC is one of the best API design ever. Java 2D/ DnD is excellent
and JMF appears to be well though out. I await Java Sound with baited breath.
The one weak point that I can think of in Java API is the I/O that deals with
file stores. Because there every machine/os is different, I mean there is no
way of looking at Volumes, mounts, and or system dependent data. For can
create a short cut in windows 95 or a symbolic link under UNIX. There is no
way of finding the disk space portability. I suppose this is the next frontier
for Java. ( BTW: does any one know of site where forthcoming api are designed.
I am specifically interested in this new I/O that I saw in a PDF presentation
file
for JavaONE.
However what suprises me is the length of time it has taken for Java 2 to
gain acceptance. If you are AIX developer waiting JDK 1.2 you must be
suffering and salivating.
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Cheers
Peter
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