[4767] in java-interest
Re: Just to be Sure
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Paluka)
Fri Jan 12 17:26:31 1996
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 16:02:22 -0500
To: XTALV1@delphi.com
From: Mike Paluka <mikep@exmachina.com>
Cc: java-interest@java.sun.com
At 11:00 AM 1/11/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Isn't it exactly correct, for sure, that EVERYONE expects that within say,
>6 months, EVERY correctly compiled Java applet or application (compiled
>with the commercial release of the Java compiler) will run exactly the
>same way on EVERY Java platform, using EITHER the (commercial release of)
>the appletviewer, the (commercial release of) HotJava, and the (commercial
>release of) Netscape Navigator? I want to know now whether anyone has
>ANY doubt about this. Thank you for your opinion. Ellis D. Cooper
>xtalv1@delphi.com.
>-
"There is more in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in you
philosophy."
Don't you remember when the same claims of portability were made about
the "C" language? Re-read a first-edition of K&R. It reads like comic
fiction.
I have been predicting that Java's "native" methods will soon be
abused, producing non-portable code. It's not sufficient to simply
say that this "shouldn't" happen, it will; reality is made of sterner
stuff than theory.
I do support the Java language, in particular, its design goals. But
let's not kid ourselves into believing the marketing bunk.
From: Michael J. Paluka
At: mikep@exmachina.com
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