I think they've dropped J# largely because they're going after Java with the .NET framework as a whole. Due to the Mono project allowing .NET to run on Linux and Mac, Microsoft suddenly found themselves as the patent-holder for a cross-platform framework. So now C# and VB.NET can go up against Java directly, Microsoft can put J++/ J# to bed and not get sniped at by the odd lawsuit from Sun.
Andy On 5 Jun 2009, at 13:35, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > And now for something completely different. > I had an academic edition of VS2005. I have just upgraded it to 2008 > standard. So now I have a full commercial license. > I quite like the MFC string-handling, but mostly because I have a > strong > suspicion that they broke the String.h functions so that they only > append rather than recreate. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be. > Anyway, they've finally dropped their Java clone. That's one up for > the > competition. > SimonO > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 > Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
