On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 02:59, <[email protected]> wrote: > and took resources away from the core which (like it or not) Java works > reasonably well enough and everyone knows it....
I disagree, strongly. If the Java language was everyone´s cup of tea then Jython or JRuby wouldn´t exist. I think that Java´s biggest strength is is as a software platform, more than as a "programming language Holy Book", and that people should be able to use any darn language they know or are comfortable with, as long as it´s compiled to Java bytecode and runs on the Java VM. That´s why I think Project Semplice was so nice (too bad Sun let its developers go), and why Oracle should resurrect it, if only to please its legacy PowerObjects programing base (and OO-Basic) with the Java world... not to mention VB.net devs and VB6 hobby programmers. February 2009 survey shows VB6 still alive and kicking http://www.itjoblog.co.uk/2009/02/visual-basic-6-the-runtime-tha.html There is one project that gets very close. however it is "freeware" not open source, and seems a one-man operation... What is Oracle waiting for to hire this guy and make Jabaco "Oracle Java Basic someting?"... -best if open source- :)) http://www.jabaco.org The demand is out there... http://www.coderanch.com/t/328924/java/java/JDK-Dolphin-VB-Compiler Some comments left at the time at Tor's blog: http://blogs.sun.com/tor/entry/semplice_keynote_demo "With the support of Java, Basic, JRuby, Groovy, etc. it seems like Sun is positioning the JVM to be more like what .NET should have been... a true open source platform that runs multiple languages independently. I think this will be an interesting long term positioning move that will help Java maintain its position and stability in the market, both now and 10 years from." FC -- 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.
