> > > > >> Slide 83 says that the community has been harmed. I personally don't >> think the Java community has been harmed - if anything, the reverse is >> true because Android has kept Java alive and well on mobile, and given >> it a relevance that will persist for a decade or two at least. Sun >> weren't about to address the mess that is J2ME and Oracle would have >> come to the party too late - quite aside from the debate around if >> they would have done anything at all because of the long lead time, >> cost and risks involved with developing a new ME platform when it was >> never going to make it into iOS or Windows Phone. >> > > Totally agree, Java as a trademark and toolchain would be at a worse state > had it not been for Android. These days, client Java as a desktop > technology is under heavy attack and I think it's unlikely it will be > considered normal to have a JSE runtime readily available in two years from > now. > > > Lets be fair Android tools help java developers write for Android. While Android gives yet another target for developers with Java skills it doesnt help Java the platform in anyway. How exactly do the current set of tools help anyone in anyway be better on java the platform or language?
Im not trying to defend J2ME, its time has passed and someone needed to give life to a new target but lets be fair in what we say. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/EeDsKbXP9csJ. 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.
