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To: cAPSLOCK who wrote (8432)	3/21/1998 1:08:00 AM
From: Loft Guy	Read Replies (2) of 64865

I think much of this argument over splitting Java just emphasizes how highly Java as a programming language is regarded. Seems to me the splitting of Java is not a problem. There will be standardized Java that runs on all platforms. There will be specialized Java for specific platforms to replace existing languages not as good as Java. Programmers and IT depts will have no problem distinguishing between the two. Obviously, the standardized Java would be the better choice since then it will still work for the next OS. But there might be applications which are OS specific for which platform dependent Java is the easier choice as it has access to OS function calls. It may not be pretty or elegant, but it might save enough time to be worth it. I think it will be interesting if MSFT ever releases a major product written in Java. Question will be whether they go after all platforms and use standard Java or limit themselves to only Windows machine.

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