Personal Java (was: Java)

[John Peterson <jaypee@netcom.com>]

On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 08:42:11PM +0000, Bob Deep wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Well, when my boss said, "Oh, and it has to run on these twelve different
> > platforms," I opted for Java.  The learning curve was steep and the
> > language was immature but it has gotten much better.  I think that, today,
> > you can do production work with it.
> 
> Yea, you can.. At least I currently am...
> 
> I see no real reason not to code any new application in Java if you meet
> the four following tests...
> 
> 1. Your application does not need top computational performance in a
> small foot print..
> 2. You can get a VM for the platform.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Relatively speaking, I'm still a neophyte as far as Java goes. However,
I have taken an interest in the language because of the portability
aspect, Sun's vocal plans for using Java in the embedded market, and my
own personal interest in handheld computers for aviation usage.

   Can someone summarize what is going on in the area of Personal Java
on embedded devices?  As far as I can tell, "not much" sums it up.
Corel was talking about marketing a Personal Java based PDA which was
apparently shelved a year ago or so.

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