On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 09:27:26PM -0500, Scott G. Miller wrote: > > > > I agree with you on this. My main gripes with Java are that Java is > > too slow for things like daemons (it is fine for other stuff, though), > > Java is *supposed* to be compatible with everything (but it isn't in > > reality), Java is a real pain in the ass to use (you have to set up > > stuff like classpaths), and the Java implementation I have has a major > > tendency to segfault (this is Blackdown - I tried to use Kaffe, but it > > wouldn't compile for some reason). > > Jav isn't too slow for Daemons. Its arguably too slow for GUIs, but thats > just because of the shitty AWT support in Linux. Java is often clocked to > within 7-10% of compiled C. Pain in the ass to use? Just because you > have to use a classpath? Any decent Java installation automates this > anyway. I should add that the Jit in the Linux JDK from Sun/Blackdown does indeed blow a goat. So yes, if thats your experience with java, I do pity you. The IBM Jit is at least an order of magnitude faster. Not sure about Kaffe.
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