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From: Nicolas Colin Paul de Gloucester <wirklich@nicht.at>
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Subject: Re: why is java so widespread when ada is free? makes 0 sense
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Andrew Shvets sent:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|"[. . .] Ada, when it first came out, required you to buy a compiler  |
|and it was closed source.  Java, when it first came out was closed    |
|source, but the compiler (and run-time environment) was free.  During |
|the 90's when this was a huge deal, getting to the market first with a|
|so-so product was more important than being late with a quality       |
|product (still is the case today, somewhat.)                          |
|                                                                      |
|So, Java took over.  [. . .]"                                         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Dear Andrew Shvets:

I agree that gratis availability of Java is an important reason for
its widespread distribution. Gratis availability was not
sufficient. The same firm also provided StrongTalk; Fortress; and Self
for gratis. It decided to market Java and to promote none of
StrongTalk; Fortress; and Self.

Another reason is that C++ was widespread, and the syntax of Java was
designed to encourage C++ hackers to adopt Java.

Thy sincerely,
Nicholas Colin Paul de Gloucester