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..we've been told that Java (both the language and the platform) is all we need to develop our applications, from cell phones to supercomputers....

Don't believe everything you hear!
It's theoretically possible to run Java on both cellphones and a mainframe but
1. Why would a mainframe guy care what a cellphone manufacturer is using as a programming language
2. Is there a company that does both and wants a single language. If so, who are they.
3. From an engineering point of view, efficient fast code is more important than development tool on an expensive mainframe.

I don't do Java but any serious developer I've read about or spoken to says the WORA is a Croc O' Poo.

So, I would probably pick the best tool for the platform, regardless of other platforms in the food change.

My $0.02.

Joe
Posted by: seosamh_z   Posted on: 06/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft Spokehole says...  Dave P. | 06/30/04
It doesn't make sense  rapson | 06/30/04
It does if you understand the greedy arrogant 12 year old M$ mindset!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/30/04
Adjective overload  rapson | 06/30/04
Ha  Jeff Spicoli | 06/30/04
Look to history for the answers  Richard Flude | 06/30/04
Time to look forward  seosamh_z | 06/30/04
what MS should do vs what MS does do...  ryusen | 06/30/04
If you tihink Mono is the entire .NET framework I have a bridge I'd like  marksashton | 06/30/04
Mono, like open source in general, is a lowest common denominator approach  marksashton | 06/30/04
There's no reason why YOU would...  Michael Kelly | 06/30/04
Java  rapson | 06/30/04
Different strokes for different folks  seosamh_z | 06/30/04
Maybe you did NOT read, Novel will use this for their own apps.  DonnieBoy | 06/30/04
Yes but...  seosamh_z | 06/30/04
I don't fully agree  IT_User | 06/30/04
This is a problem for Microsoft. You can deploy .NET apps on Linux  DonnieBoy | 06/30/04
Do you think...  rapson | 06/30/04
Confused?  Richard Flude | 06/30/04
Mono, not .NET  rapson | 06/30/04
.NET is a huge part of the appeal of mono  Richard Flude | 06/30/04
Unfortunately, you couldn't be more wrong.  gath | 07/01/04
How could this happen?  IT_User | 07/01/04
it's possible...  ryusen | 07/01/04
Unfortunately, you couldn't be more wrong.  gath | 07/01/04

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