> > Java allows us to write and maintain a single body of J2SE source code, > compile it once and deploy to multiple versions of Solaris, Linux and > Windows - try that with C, C++, or C#. > > Tom Jordan
many thanks to tom, very well put... this is the whole point: the *code* is (almost all the time) the same - might be that (sometimes) some tweaking is necessary. but not only the source code but also the class libraries are uniform across paltforms. did anyone ever try to "port" (hahaha...) even a simple C/C++ app from one platform to another which was not explicitely designed for this (ANSI C/C++, only standard libraries which are not very powerful...and even then: some primitive types are of different sizes on almost every compiler, and not all developers are aware of the "sizeof" operator...), let alone a GUI app or programs that use a lot of networking code or the like? JDBC might need some weaking too, but you can't blame weaknesses of the driver classes to the java platform. and compare that again to the proprietary code you have to write when using binary database drivers for one OS on one hardware platform. this is not tweaking, this is re-writing. compare that to the (infrequently) necessary tweaking of java apps. just my own experiences... and some people apparently did for years without running into a *single* thing tthey had to change (which, of course, depends on the problem you are trying to solve, and printing is always an issue in that respect) greets 2 all -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte l�cheln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage! --- You are currently subscribed to jdjlist as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sys-con.com/fusetalk
