Whatever Sun's commitment level to JVM languages may be, this seems to say to me that people don't believe Sun (as whatever entity in Oracle they will be visible as) will be the ultimate decision maker when it comes to commitment levels (in the form of money/resources).
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wouldn't expect them to say anything critical, but lets be honest, > whole teams don't jump from one boat to another unless there is some > serious concerns about the ship sea-worthiness or the direction its > being headed in. > > This doesn't signal the end of Ruby or other languages on the JVM, it > is more an indication of how far Sun will go to support them. You > can't tell me that hiring and paying individuals to support an > alternate language on the JVM is the same commitment level as standing > by and letting others do the work on the free time (or sponsered by > another company). > > The question isn't "Does this signal the end of alternate languages on > the JVM", I think we all know it doesn't, but it does signal that Sun > isn't giving the same level of commitment to them that it has > previously. > > > -- Michael Kimsal http://jsmag.com - for javascript developers http://groovymag.com - for groovy developers 919.827.4724 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
