People are no longer programming directly in JavaScript though, but abstractions on top a la jQuery and GWT which shields the developer from most of the ugliness. Google has proven time and again how they perceive JavaScript as nothing less than a universal machine layer opening the door for universal access (computers, phones, picture frames etc.). I think Sun missed that opportunity when NetScape made JavaScript the de-facto language over Java.
/Casper On Nov 30, 1:04 pm, Simon Brocklehurst <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 30, 1:27 am, Josh McDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2) Stop with the applet. Seriously. The browser plugin war is over, Adobe > > won. Years ago. And before Java 7 is ready and modularised, Google will have > > gotten V8 and (Canvas||a replacement for Canvas) up to par. It's just more > > important to them than Java 7 and FX are to Sun (which is not how it should > > be IMO), they have more money, and they've built a nest of hackers where > > even @dhanji isn't (always) the smartest guy in the room. The JVM is > > *awesome*, but Tamarin is good enough for the browser. > > That's an interesting suggestion. You might be right that this war is > already lost. Personally, I hope not - I think JavaScript is a poor > choice of language for building sophisticated browser-based > applications. *If* it is lost, though, the consequences are serious, > because it will restrict every non-browser RIA platform to a pretty > small niche. That's because close to 100% of people have already > decided they want 80% of the computer systems they access via a > desktop computer to run inside a browser, -- 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.
