Hi

> If people are going to take the time to learn a new GUI-capable language,
> then I would recommend Java.

*shudder* I've always had an irrational dislike for Java! Whenever I've
worked with it, it's been horrible.

> It's whole design philosophy is to work on any
> platform (even if it can't quite live up to that philosophy yet), whereas
> .NET is still intended for Windows machines only (have they created a .NET
> framework for any other platform yet? Or was that just an empty promise?).

Yes: http://www.mono-project.com/

> The more people use Java, the more the creators will be driven to improve
> its performance on the various platforms to make it viable.

Oh good. ;-)

Regards
Paul

Paul Grenyer
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Aeryn: http://www.aeryn.co.uk

Over £100 on a toaster? I thought £40 for my kettle with coloured lights was
extravagant!


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