> I'm not a Java fan, but I have a say about this: > > Java is one language, many platforms.
Java is one language (there had been efforts to make other compilers produce Java bytecode, esp. C/C++ but Sun wasn't very happy about it in the past [only in recent years they started being less arrogant and more flexible with that]) and one platform specification (a VM / runtime), with various implementations (Sun, IBM, MSJava in the past, etc.) > .NET is many languages, one platform. It's many languages (love it for that [very nice interoperation between languages, it's language agnostic in practice]) and one platform (runtime) specification. Mono (and the reference opensource CLR implementation from MS) is a proof there can be other .NET platform spec implementations. > If we consider that Free Pascal is also "one language, many platforms" > and DOES NOT require a Virtual Machine, we are better served here. Since FP makes native code, the platform for it is the OS, not some Runtime or Virtual Machine, so indeed it's "many platforms" ---------------- George Birbilis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Computer & Informatics Engineer Microsoft MVP J# for 2004-2006 Borland "Spirit of Delphi" ++ QuickTime, Delphi, ActiveX, .NET components ++ http://www.kagi.com/birbilis ++ Robotics ++ http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~Robotics http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~robgroup _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0644-0, 30/10/2006 Tested on: 31/10/2006 4:19:27 p? avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
