On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:53:27 +0200 "Stuart" <stu...@gmx.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, 28 July 2012 at 02:38:47 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: > > On Saturday, July 28, 2012 04:31:40 Alex Rønne Petersen wrote: > >> But note, even then, that D only targets 32-bit architectures > >> and up, while C can handle 16-bit architectures. > > > > True, but I'm kind of shocked that anything 16-bit even still > > exists. _32-bit_ > > is on its way out. I thought that 16-bit was dead _years_ ago. > > I guess that > > some embedded stuff must use it. But really, I wouldn't expect > > the lack of 16- > > bit support to be much of an impediment - if any at all - and > > in the long run, > > it'll mean absolutely nothing. > > Embedded systems mostly use Java now in any case, as I understand > it. God I hope that's not true. Using a VM on a low-power system is just so rediculously *wrong* it should be a crime. The only embedded systems I know of that use Java are Android and Symbian (both phones, of course). On Symbian it's optional (or at least it was last I checked, many years ago), and at this point I think it's questional whether Android counts as "embedded system" (more like "handheld supercomputer"). But of course, there's no doubt *MANY* embedded systems I'm completely unaware of...