Ah-hah, this was a new one on me... Very interesting! Anyone else interested, I found an FAQ here: http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/ZeroSharkFaq <http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/ZeroSharkFaq>
On 21 October 2010 15:20, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:44:20 +0100 > Subject: Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Apple has just deprecated Java on the > Mac!!! > > Well, Scala itself can be fairly-easily retrofitted to compile against a > different back-end (hey, it can already target .NET!) and there's a project > already on GitHub allowing LLVM to be targeted. I wouldn't be at all > surprised to see other languages taking a similar approach. > > > > There's also a good chance of more effort going into projects like VMKit > - a JVM implemented over LLVM. It'll be interesting to see what happens > with regards to user interfaces in this regard (I guess swing will be out), > I can imagine any number of fascinating possibilities based on LLVM code > running directly on a GPU. > > > Isn't project Zero / Shark a thing that is already able to target LLVM? It > has been recently incorporated in OpenJDK 7 builds, as I am aware. > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici, Ph.D. - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/blog > [email protected] - mobile: +39 348.150.6941 > > -- > 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 / gtalk / msn : [email protected] pulse / 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.
