From piermaria@maraziti.it Sat Sep 18 01:37:02 1999
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:37:02 +0100
From: Piermaria Maraziti <piermaria@maraziti.it>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Lojban word processor for Windows?

At 09.53 17/09/1999 -0500, you wrote:

>The idea of using Java sounds appealing for the same reasons given by the
author below. There are some reservations, however. The Java wars are
still raging and Java tends to be just a tad slow for the average
end-user's expectations. I always know that if an app is dragging, then
it's bound to be written in Java - but then, that might be Microsoft's way
of "helping" java die out :)

Well... cooling all flames on Java and Microsoft I have a simple solution
to that.

Using Java 1.2 and only JFC (Swing) classes, you are compatible with almost
every compiler, among which Visual Cafe' who can compile in native code on
Windows 95/98/NT machines. You have quality of software (due to a beautiful
and good language), speed on the vast majority of platforms and
compatibility with Unix (and Macs!) that are burdened a little less the
M$'s from Java Virtual Machines.

Ciao!

PS: I'm project leader of a project budgeted around $ 400,000 with 5, soon
7, men at staff, almost entirely to be written in Java (using also Oracle 8
and Weblogic)

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