>But this steamrollering of Java is something which does bug me quite a bit. >When it gets to the point when programmers think absolutely nothing of >writing single platform code, then the entire point of Java, its raison >d'etre, is totally nullified. Keeping the name Java implies some attempt at >cross platform compatability - what a joke. Now it's just one step away >from being yet another acquisition for the Win32 platform.
If that's the case, why does JNI exist? Also, internally, we call the language J++. ALSO, SUN ARE IN BREACH OF THEIR CONTRACT. If they won't provide public compatibility tests, the contract is null and void. They haven't. I could write this all in "100% pure Java". It'd be using AWT under Java 1.02. Because of the legal hassles, I can't touch any of the newer Java stuff. And if I did it with AWT and 1.02 (1) it'd be dog slow, and (2) it'd be incompatible depending on whose VM you were using, and (3) it'd take me 4-20 times longer to code up. Simon (not speaking for Microsoft) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
