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Ex-Sun Employees Are Taking Java To iOS

Posted by timothy on from the drinking-the-beans dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ex-Sun employees did what Sun/Oracle failed to do since the iPhone launched. They brought Java to iOS and other mobile devices. They are getting major coverage from Forbes, DDJ, hacker news and others. They are taking a unique approach of combining a Swing-like API with a open source and SaaS based solution."

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  1. Swing like API? by HornWumpus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that any API that basically doesn't work?

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    John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  2. Java Stack Traces by doubleplusungodly · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope iPhone users don't freak out when their Java apps suddenly start printing 500 line stack traces.

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