[66] in java-interest
Re: Guile with Java-related features
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wade Ogden)
Mon May 8 16:57:33 1995
Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 15:40:43 -0400
To: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
From: wade@ebt.com (Wade Ogden)
[previously david harrison wrote...]
>I think there is lots of opportunity for people to write better VM
interpreters,
>language compilers and front ends (even free ones). But we should all
>strive to implement *exactly* the same VM model (that means no subsets
>or extensions).
>
>The idea that Java/HotJava is bringing to the table is an extremely
>powerful one. There is a chance that this kind of infrastructure
>could be revolutionary to the way we deliver software to end-users.
>What we don't need are VM wars. I generally like the Java VM and
>language specs. Why don't we all run with it for a while?
>
It seems prudent (to me anyway) to maximize expirimentation as early as
possible. Presently, SUN is open to our comments and suggestions
(relating to JAVA). Later, when JAVA is more widely used, our ability to
influence it will be greatly diminished. Subsets of, or extensions to the VM,
are legitimate areas of study which might yield some benefit to JAVA.
Once concensus is reached on a topic, evolution becomes tedious and slow.
Yes, we need to promote the stability of JAVA -- but now is not the time to
use some conformance guage in order to outlaw free thinking/discussion.
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