On Aug 1, 2005, at 10:03, A. Kevin Baynes wrote:
I'm nosing around the apple developer site and thinking about writing
a desktop app for OS X. I see that you can code in Cocoa using Java,
and being a Java developer that sounds inviting.
Should I code in Cocoa using Objective-C or Java? It seems that
Objective-C is the 'default' Cocoa development language, which makes
me think that perhaps it is more tightly integrated with Cocoa.
Misapprehension?
Of course, Java has a huge number of libraries available to make lots
of tasks easier, plus it's my primary development language. Though,
I'm sure writing a desktop app with Java in Cocoa will have some
additional challenges that may not apply when using Objective-C.
Another alternative is to use pure Java, considering that the OS X has
really good Java support, but mainly I'm thinking about Cocoa at this
point.
'really good Java support' - oh well. 1.5 has been more than half a
year late and it's still not complete. E.g. the JVM management does
not work properly.
Java support on OS X is definitely pretty, but 'really good' is an
exaggeration. Unfortunately I might add, as I'd love to see it being
more mature.
Regarding your actual question I can unfortunately offer no insights
and am curious about what answers you're getting.
-hendrik
tagtraum industries incorporated
1412 Glenwood Ave 1B
Raleigh, NC 27605
USA
+1 919 637 1661
http://www.tagtraum.com/
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