Ted Kosan wrote: > Jaap wrote: > >>> With bandwidth and memory capacity increasing exponentially, this is >>> fast becoming a non-issue. >>> >> I've heard that before! But I don't believe this is the panacea! > > The exponential growth of computing indicates that by 2020, a $1000 > computer will have the same capacity as a human brain. By 2050, a > $1000 computer will have the same capacity as all the human brains on > the planet. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PPTExponentialGrowthof_Computing.jpg > > http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0134.html? > > To me, exponential growth seems more like magic than anything else, > even if it is just simple science :-) > > If these projections are even close to being accurate then computer > capacity is not going to be a problem for Java. I truly believe that > the real issue we will be dealing with in the not so distant future is > the best way to upload Sage into human brains. > >
Count me off! > >> Maybe java is popular, but ask your self why? Managers want it, but they >> usually don't know why! > > Java is one of the most popular languages for manager-free open source > projects on sourceforge too: > > http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~flab/languages.html > People and lemmings have something in common! See the primaries in the USA. The best thing java has brought us is Jython. > I agree, though, that Java has a significant amount of hype associated > with it and this is definitely a distraction. > > > >> Ok, I once thought java was the way to go, but now I'm a convert. >> I hate java. > > Truth be told, I like programming in Python better than Java when this > is feasible. For rich cross-platform browser-based applications, > however, it is difficult to beat. > I'm not convinced as long Microsoft exists!? > > >> E.g. why the hell the new jmoll graphics does not work on >> my Fedora 7 install from the sage command line? > > Some of this might be due to the quickness with which jmol was added > to Sage so that it could be demonstrated at the AMS meeting. > Don't think so. It just demonstrates that java is not the ubiquitous platform to rely on! Jaap --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
