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Fast, Open Alternative to Java

Posted by michael on from the better-mousetrap dept.

DrInequality writes: "For those of you out there who admire the portability of Java but want something faster or open source, the answer to your prayers is finally here. The Internet Virtual Machine is open source, fast and supports C, C++, Java and ObjectiveC. There are some cool demos for Linux (requires Redhat 6.0 or above, and OpenGL 1.2 or Mesa 3.41) here (1.5MB) and for Windows (requires glut32.dll, here) here (1.5MB)." We mentioned this last year; perhaps it has improved. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in a language as portable as Java but speedier.

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  1. speedy? portable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in a language as portable as Java but speedier."

    yeah! let's name it C!

    oh, wait....

  2. More programming languages than programs by WildBeast · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's crazy, at this rate we'll have more programming languages than programs, we'll have more OS's than we can think off, etc.. I don't know if you're getting it but at this rate, the value of software will sink. Supply is much bigger than demand, soon enough developpers will not afford to pay for food. Don't say I didn't warn you.