Well... Either the JVM, or dalvik or even (rarely) pre-compiled to native (oh yes, sometimes people still really do that!)
, orOn 16 April 2010 17:19, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: > C is C. There really aren't many alternatives. There's a tiny inroad > with Google's Issue 9 and an uptick in linux command line tools > written in ruby and python, but other than that, if the job calls for > C, then you must write in C. > > Contrast this to the JVM: If the job requires you write class files, > then you use java. Or Scala. Or Groovy. Or Jython. Or JRuby. Or > Clojure. > > Scala becoming more popular is good for the JVM and also for java > programmers (who, like scala programmers, can only deploy to the JVM, > and gain when the JVM gains ground). > > > On Apr 16, 11:29 am, Christian Catchpole <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 5 letters: COBOL. "popularity" plays only a partial influence. > > popularity may help adoption but status quo (the concept, not the > > band) is obviously the major influence in the various fields of dev. > > > > On Apr 16, 4:26 pm, "Vince O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Apr 15, 9:21 am, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Lets face it, how many blogs and article do you see nowadays about > this > > > > wonderful new "Java" language that someone's just discovered? > > > > > By that logic, C is probably one of the last languages you would > > > expect to be on the rise and overtaking it. > > > > > -- > > > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- 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.
