Sun plugs serious holes in Java

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I stopped using java eons ago.: 50% of java enabled websites cause my browser to crash and 30% cause the java applets themselves to crash if there is any sort of complexity in them. This is with firefox, opera and IE, not just one browser. I'm so sick of it that I've disabled java permanently, except for my bank website.

Looking at the code bloat, slowness and size, java is no better than .NET, except that it is "supposed" to run on multiple platforms. That too is a joke, because during our java development process we keep finding differences in the runtime between solaris, windows and linux. Code built on windoze does NOT necessarily run on linux or solaris, and vice versa. This requires us to have two separate builds, one for windoze and one for solaris.

These days we only develop in java if the customer DEMANDS it. Otherwise native C/C++ code is MUCH faster and takes less memory.; Posted by: kraterz Posted on: 11/29/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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I'll stick with plain Linux! Linux Geek | 11/29/05

I'll just leave my computer turned off! LeeW274 | 11/29/05

What about perl, python, shell/bash? rcasha_z | 11/29/05

Another one for the good guys... Mike Cox | 11/29/05

Ok ... tell us ... Linux_4u! | 11/29/05

Yep the good guys will plug those holes .... craig@... | 11/29/05

To celebrate to much mike I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 11/29/05

Kids, kids, kids... pz0r56 | 11/30/05

8.5! Sxooter_z | 11/30/05

I don't get it IceTheNet@... | 11/30/05

This will clear things up. osreinstall | 11/30/05

So much for the Java "sandbox" jinko | 11/29/05

More like quicksand! osreinstall | 11/29/05

Pathetic ITTech001 | 11/29/05

This news is 2 internet years old mighetto | 11/29/05

What the....? JohnLee_z | 11/29/05

apparently those GENIUSes at Jack-Booted EULA | 11/29/05

Same reason they talk about a Windows exploit Confused by religion | 11/29/05

heh JohnLee_z | 12/02/05

What Update if you just want to update? dragon@... | 11/29/05

no clue as to what version is installed wackoae | 11/29/05

DOH! Jeff Spicoli | 11/29/05

Not so smart DrDoug018 | 11/30/05

who's the amateur? rcasha_z | 11/29/05

Java Update pris_z | 11/30/05

What Update if you just want to update? Dreamer.fithp | 11/30/05

I stopped using java eons ago. kraterz | 11/29/05

You can always tell... dtaubler | 11/29/05

I'm Willing To Learn PMC-CON | 11/29/05

Does anyone write desktop apps in Java? wackoae | 11/29/05

Desktop apps in Java pierrejvr | 11/29/05

Sure. Haterock Davidsfather | 11/30/05

Are you? jalexoid | 11/30/05

Java is OK for distributed/web apps michael_t | 11/29/05

Different experiences rcasha_z | 11/29/05

Different Experiences DanielHolley | 11/30/05

Different Experiences jalexoid | 11/30/05

Java not ready for prime time RimaDog@... | 11/29/05

COBOL exploits Mr. Big | 11/29/05

That's because COBOL is dead rcasha_z | 11/29/05

COBOL is dead? Has been for ages? IT Scion | 11/30/05

More COBOL?! papatator | 11/30/05

And the problem is ? michael_t | 11/29/05

The Problem is Attack Surface / Parallel Installations PMC-CON | 11/29/05

APC and Java pris_z | 11/30/05

Uh, huh... bixbyru@... | 11/29/05

I am glad I got an older version o jackie40d@... | 11/29/05

Could be less secure rcasha_z | 11/29/05

could be lesssecure and ... slower PhilippeV | 12/01/05

Old news CobraA1 | 11/29/05

more ZDNet junk journalism Jeff Spicoli | 11/29/05

Thank Janet Reno Waylon May | 11/29/05

There are no holes in Java Boot_Agnostic | 11/30/05

Cobol not dead Bragueton | 11/30/05

So why is OS X not affected? baggins_z | 11/30/05

That remains to be seen. Haterock Davidsfather | 11/30/05

Follow-up Haterock Davidsfather | 12/03/05

OS X not effected because it's not Sun PhilippeV | 12/01/05

Write once..... SQLServer | 11/30/05

I don't care zmud | 11/30/05

Joris Evers, CNET News.com dguith@... | 11/30/05

Java is best served in a coffee cup or thermos Boot_Agnostic | 11/30/05

Java does not matter anyway jfreedle2@... | 12/02/05

Don't we have enough bigfoots ? tedman | 12/07/05

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