From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,517611567e1815f2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: jmarten@ibm.net (Jean-Marten Marchi) Subject: Re: Java momentum slowing ? Date: 1999/04/30 Message-ID: <37299369.83779478@news2.ibm.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 472675258 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <372b0ec7.28153993@news2.ibm.net> <3728E60E.F789FD8@uq.net.au> X-Trace: 30 Apr 1999 13:05:51 GMT, 139.92.73.99 Organization: IBM Global Services - Remote Access Mail & News Services X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net Date: 1999-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:06:55 +1000, Tony Huynh wrote: >IMHO I think that java apps and javascripting are too slow to load, as a >webdeveloper I use java to do things but it does hinder the efficiency of >the website. What Java really needs is fast loading (along with most >things that look good on the web). There are many clients who simply do >not want java in their website because of the slow loading rate. I don't >know how much of what I said is relevant to your concern, but that is my >opinion of Java. In fact, it's a feeling i have (Java momentum slowing) but want to see if i'm the only one. Apparently not. I think that the hype around Java has done serious damage to Ada and its community, and it's sad. As Java doesn't lives up to its expectations, there are some reasons that the Ada language can get a boost. 3 years ago, i invested some time working with Ada95 (with the GNAT), trying to build a binding for OS/2. It was fun, but stopped when the Java hype was at the Maxx and the DOD pulled the plug. Why continue to invest time and energy in (apparently) a dead end. Remember, it was quite impossible to talk about something else than Java. It's Linux time now ! (not saying it won't succeed). Too, i did'nt have time (children, etc etc). But, as children grow and get more educated... , i can have some time to hack some code. I took a look to this newsgroup and found it was still busy. So, i'm asking myself, why not Ada again?