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To: shane forbes who wrote (9366)	3/9/1998 2:26:00 PM
From: Mark Bracey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Something else that is of some interest is that BORL is doing a survey on their web page regarding Delphi and JBuilder. A common theme on this survey is cross platform support and the ability to combine Delphi and Java. Sounds like they might have something up their sleeve which compiles Delphi to the Java Virtual Machine. Probably did this because the majority of the Delphi/C++Builder/JBuilder IDE is in Delphi and it would give them a quick dirty way to get these hosted on other platforms besides Windows.

To: shane forbes who wrote (9366)	3/9/1998 3:38:00 PM
From: marq	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10836

shane, don't get me wrong; i like Java, and think JBuilder is a high quality tool. That's why i like Borland: quality. I just don't want BI to get left behind if people start losing interest in Java for the front end. Even anti-MSFT pundits admit that DHTML and the Dynamic document model is excellent. It has limitations, but i like to have the option on how i want to deploy my front end, and at the moment, DHTML is the best bet, in my opinion. Personally, i don't think MSFT is evil. They write some good software, and the price is usually very reasonable. They innovate, and often, others have to play catch up. Cheers, m

To: shane forbes who wrote (9366)	3/9/1998 4:49:00 PM
From: David Miller	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10836

What is all the panic about VJ++? From all except these most recent posts, I gained the impression that Borland are now in the enterprise business, and therefore above such trivia? But seriously, this is indicative of the problems management face when making a market transition as significant as this one. It is also clear evidence that there are still a few quarters of turnaround left. david

To: shane forbes who wrote (9366)	3/10/1998 8:24:00 PM
From: David R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

I like the pointers in MS J++. I am pointer proficient, but then I will always prefer C++ for platform specific applications. If Java supported pointers then garbge collection becomes a problem. As do catastrophic run time failures. I do not subscribe to the Java is everything mind set. But Java does have appealing features. None of which seem to be appearent in MSFT's J++. If I want power, I will use C++. If I want portability, and simplicity, I use Java.