On 5/16/05, Jónas Tryggvi Jóhannsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Question to the floor: if it had to be one of C and C++, which would > > you prefer? > > I can´t think of a single reason why C should be preferred over C++, as > C can simply be viewed as a subset of C++. As Java users, all of us > appreciate object orientation and understand how it can be used to > simplify software and make it more readable. Writing C code in an object > oriented manner simply does not give the same level of abstraction C++ > can provide. > > Im however very fond of the idea of writing the JVM in Java. Im > beginning to look into the JikesRVM and I really like the idea, > especially as it is the language that everyone on this list is familiar > with. It would also maximize the quality of the tools that we will > provide, as we would be using them to develop our JVM.
I have another point. The VM should be instrumentable, by JMX for example. This could easly done if the VM uses Java. I would prefer if the Harmony project uses JikesVM as base, create a native app with GCJ. This way we could use C++ parts over CNI. Stephan Michels.
