Re: Ada/Java

[wheeler@ida.org (David Wheeler)]

tmoran@bix.com wrote:
: I'd add an additional problem to the ones mentioned in the recent Ada
: Letters article "Experience Programming Java Applets with Ada95" by
: Kann, Feldman, and Sibert.  Every record definition becomes a Java
: class, which means it becomes a separate file.

This problem applies to anything today using the Java Virtual Machine,
including Java, Eiffel (when translated to Java), and NetRexx
(when translated to Java).  The problem is that each class (record)
must be in a separate class file.  This is NOT specific to Ada at all.

This is a known problem, and the latest version of the JDK and
Netscape include a solution (they support packaging many small files into
a single larger file).  The latest beta version of Netscape
can do this now, but you'll probably have to wait for at least 6-12 months
before the majority of users have this ability (and probably longer if you
want 95%+ of all web users).

--- David A. Wheeler
    dwheeler@ida.org