[3552] in java-interest
Re: Introduction to Java - Questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Lorton)
Wed Nov 15 22:43:39 1995
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:37:37 -0800
From: Michael Lorton <mlorton@eshop.com>
To: alfv@xetron2.xetron.com
Cc: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
In-Reply-To: <9511101705.AA03956@xetron2.xetron.com> (alfv@xetron2.xetron.com)
> (1) Can I use Java to write code where I used to, using C/C++. For
> example, I would like to use Java to write GUI applications much like
> using XView/Motif, or even using Java in Windows on PC.
Suppose to work.
> (2) Do we do the same in Java as in C/C++: Get a Java compiler with
> necessary libraries, write Java code, compile, link to the libraries,
> then execute the program? Does JDK have all of these?
No link step, but yes.
> (3) Does anybody think that Java might be useful outside the Web
> world? Is it still advisable to use Java if I am not programmi ng for
> Web?
I think so, but I cannot prove it.
> (4) Is there any report/review about Java, esp comparing it with
> C/C++? I *heard* that the interpreter is *very* slow. Is it? I f
> portability is not of concern, how about the compiler?
Bill Joy (CEO of Sun) claimed that in one year the interpreted code
would run as fast as compiled code. Of course, one year from now...
> (5) And more questions in the future.
The answer to your next question is ... twelve.
M.
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