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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (28207)	9/22/1999 10:54:00 PM
From: Greg Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

>>Is there any hope for a truly universal programming language that >>is platform independent? Isn't that the holy grail? >Java is a great idea, but due to the design so far, it only has >limited purposes and is painfully slow. OK, Scott, you're really pushing my buttons now! Granted, it's not up to native speed (yet), it's been my experience that behind every "painfully slow" exhibition of Java lies a "painfully poor" design....or lack thereof. Slower than native? Yes. Painfully slow? Take a look at the design. BTW, we sure miss you around here....your criticisms, although sometimes stinging, were actually good for us....