I don't think Java Desktop *ever* died, nor is dead now. I will agree that it never succeeded in the general *consumer* market. I've never thought of Java as a platform in which to create mass-market applications, although in truth there is no reason why this could not have succeeded - it just did not.
Where Java Desktop *has* succeeded in in enterprise application development and vertical market applications. Java is a much better at this than 4GL languages like Delphi, Powerbuilder, Visual Basic, etc. When people say "Desktop Java is Dead" they are implicitly referring to the consumer space, but this is not the whole story and is disingenuous. Please stop repeating Apple's marketing FUD. Thank you! Rob On Oct 27, 2010, at 9:21 AM, CKoerner wrote: > > Someone said this to me yesterday during lunch. At first I was like > 'Don't think so' but upon quiet reflection I have to say I think there > is some merit in this, even if its a bit over-reaching. I see little > benefit in writing a desktop app in Java anymore. > > But then I think of Eclipse/Netbeans and I wonder. Could you write > those in say, Javascript w/Canvas (thinking Bespin), dash of platform > specific C++ for bottlenecks? Or maybe in Adobe Air? It seems like > those apps are best suited for Java Desktop, but are they really? Is > cross-platform better served in other technology/languages? Ruby? > > What does the future really hold for Java on the desktop? A rebirth, a > slow death, ??? > > > Thoughts? > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
