but that would be the big benefit of a clr like vm: It doesn't matter how messed up, chaotic or just heterogen the environment is as long as you can count on a regular execution of your portable bytecode.
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Raoul Duke <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:26 AM, ben kuin <benk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> realworld. I think it's interesting that on the ms-windows platform >> .net is used for everything with great success: >> Compared to that I think the jvm is only succesful when it comes to >> 'backend services', which often play an important role in big and >> often technically conservative companies. >> I think it's safe to say that on the linux platform we have NOTHING >> COMPARABLE to .NET when it comes to DESKTOP and WEB apps. Why can't >> java doesn't fill this gap? > > ms windows is a more closed and constrained and well-defined ecosystem > than linux is. i think that has impact on the situation. > > sincerely. > > _______________________________________________ > Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management: > http://yquem.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caml-list > Archives: http://caml.inria.fr > Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners > Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs > _______________________________________________ Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management: http://yquem.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caml-list Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs