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February 1, 2006 —  (Page 1 of 2)
Following are some comments on Mike Prest’s “Runtime Issues,” a letter to the editor in the Jan. 1 issue of SD Times [page 27]:

Paragraph 1 – Mike, Java is backward compatible unless it was written specifically for Java 1.1 or Microsoft’s Java (or any version after). The problem lies with the developers, not Java. So if it doesn’t work, it is the developer’s fault. There is a UI toolkit that will work with all JVMs back to 1.1 (Nexaweb).

Paragraph 2 – Mike, seeing that you had problems/questions in the previous paragraph, it doesn’t surprise me that you have issues with stacktraces and Java application servers. Again, the problem here is not Java. CF on Java? There are bound to be issues.?Logs? Those come from the app server, not Java. Pick another vendor for your app server. If you can’t (if CF won’t let you), then get a different UI tool. You also probably should find an experienced and knowledgeable developer to help you out.

Paragraph 3 – Yes, Java has many names.?Some are useful, and some are not. Things like this happen when you have a large product, and a large company and a marketing department. Anyone who is actively involved with Java will have no problem, though.

Paragraph 4 – Mike, the reality is that computers and software development are not easy. When computers (and software) run, they are great. When they don’t, they are major pains.?As for “easy to port,” Java doesn’t need to be ported. That is one of the great things about Java—it is portable. Mind you, it doesn’t prevent you from making it not portable. Many of us develop on one OS and deploy to one or more other OSes.

Mike, Java is not perfect, but nothing is. I’ve used and still use other programming languages/platforms. They have their own pains and many times are worse.

Mark Nuttall Winston-Salem, N.C.




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