Sun Re-Flavors Java
Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java | Tech News on ZDNet
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to introduce a friendlier way to write Java applications for consumer devices, an attempt to derive more profit from Java and stake a greater claim in the next generation of Web applications.At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Sun’s executive vice president of software Rich Green, is expected to unveil JavaFX Script, a simpler scripting language for writing applications on Java-equipped desktop PCs and handheld devices.
To address compatibility problems with mobile phones, Green is scheduled to detail JavaFX Mobile, a package aimed at mobile-handset makers designed to make Java applications more portable across mobile phones.
I have been following Sun pretty closely for a lot of years. I was über impressed when they opted to go Open Source with Java and as part of my predictions for this year I predicted that Java would not fork. (Interestingly enough - it still hasn’t.)
So, there are two things I would like to see happen with this…
The first is, well, I would like to see Sun really get this working. Java is truly one of the “write once, run anywhere” type of languages and it is a shame that there aren’t more developers taking advantage of it. The run-time speeds have certainly improved as has the quality of hardware. The tools for authoring Java have improved and the number of resources have also grown over the past few years.
The second is more problematic. I would like to see the inclusion of Java (and JavaScript compatibility) included more widely. I see no reason, now that the spat has ended, why Sun couldn’t provision the JRE to Microsoft for inclusion with stipulations that the code remains Sun’s. While Java and JavaScript are two entirely different critters I think that it is a matter of changing attitudes more than anything else.
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