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Re: NXT and bluetooth enabled phones
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:32:59 GMT
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PeterBalch <peterbalch@#Spamless#compuserve.com>
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Message text written by Kyle McDonald
I'm curious... What is it about java that you want to avoid?

once I actually looked
into Java, and started to use it, I wished I had used it sooner.

I'm curious too. I'd like to hear both points of view. Kyle, why did you
wish you had used it sooner?

I've avoided Java because, for Windows applications, I'm very happy with
Delphi and, for robots, Java requires a ludicrously huge virtual machine.

I'd learn Java script for web-based applets (if only I could get it running
on my PC) but otherwise, why should I want Java?

Peter



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  Re: NXT and bluetooth enabled phones
 
(...) Livescript/Javascrip...ECMAscript has only a passing resemblance to Java. Netscape renamed it for higher buzzword score. (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: NXT and bluetooth enabled phones
 
(...) Not really. Take a look at Lejos. After the VM has been downloaded to the RCX, you have about 14K memory for the Java byte code. Which is enough for some pretty complicated stuff. (...) Because it is Object Oriented which allows for greater (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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