Not really. Tried it recently? eclipse is a good example (eclipse.org) of fast java program.
>Java is not supported by all platforms
You can get a JVM for most if not all platforms. It also works on XP (don't confuse MS JVM as being a workable JVM, its years old).
>All the Java "binaries" I've tried relies on me having installed a local interpreter.
Actually you can get a program which will create an EXE for you, but then that defeats the purpose of Java doesn't it? Everyone moans about having to download the JVM, why don't people moan about the VBRUNxxx.dll and MSFC that you have to install to get EXE apps to run sometimes.
> Hey, I said this is MY list. I dislike object oriented languages,
Your basis of dislikes is hardly a good argument for what is wrong with Java.
>or refuse to acknowledge anything other than an MSIE user agent string.
Mozilla already has an extension called "User Agent Switcher" to bypass this problem. You can even tell the server your a googlebot and view stuff that blocks you if you aren't registered.
I am not sure you can blame the voters on this. The US system for picking a president is a bit flawed in that it only allows you to vote for two people.
Simpsons said it best.
Kang: It's true! We are aliens! But what are you going to do about it? It's a two party system! You have to vote for one of us!
Man in Crowd: Well, I'm just going to vote for a third party!
Kang: Go ahead! Throw your vote away!! HA HA HA HA!!!
Instead you have to worry about your customer base getting hacked (through you or their actions), their characters being stripped and sold off.
You also have a problem with returns in shops. If you don't like the game no shops will take it as a return as the CD-Key is now useless.
You put a system in to let them get a key without a valid copy of the game and then they will pirate the game. This takes money away from the publisher, which may not have access to the subscription revenue.
Think about it. They create an attack that uses zombies on the internet. Republicans cry "Terrorist" and next thing you know grandma and 12 year old katie are carted off to Hotel Cuba.
Maybe I am just a newbie, but what is to stop me from just cut and pasting the signature of someone you do know and faking the email address?
Or have my spam tool spam everyone in your address book with your details.
Failing that, the spammer steals your key and address.
reminds me of something similar happening on www.boards.ie. They had a problem with a script kiddie, he was tracked back to his originating IP. In Ireland the ISP he was on is hard wired to his home phone number, so they got his number and rang him at home. The guy wet himself when they rang him up.
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Your refering to SWT making JNI calls to the native GUI API calls. SWT framework also allows it to be portable.
However eclipse itself is built on java and isn't slow.
Only slowness I have seen in java is in applets in browsers or coded to the MS JVM.
They go where the work is. Plently of Indian workers programming in .NET and other languages. Your just not tendering for them.
>Java GUI is slower than native alternatives
Not really. Tried it recently? eclipse is a good example (eclipse.org) of fast java program.
>Java is not supported by all platforms
You can get a JVM for most if not all platforms. It also works on XP (don't confuse MS JVM as being a workable JVM, its years old).
>All the Java "binaries" I've tried relies on me having installed a local interpreter.
Actually you can get a program which will create an EXE for you, but then that defeats the purpose of Java doesn't it? Everyone moans about having to download the JVM, why don't people moan about the VBRUNxxx.dll and MSFC that you have to install to get EXE apps to run sometimes.
> Hey, I said this is MY list. I dislike object oriented languages,
Your basis of dislikes is hardly a good argument for what is wrong with Java.
I try to read it (I guess it is being hammered by /.) and the stupid webpage reloads itself.
>The user agent switcher is nice, but it doesn't always work.
Use the open in IE extension then and just use it on the pages you need. I haven't seen any site that it is a problem for.
>or refuse to acknowledge anything other than an MSIE user agent string. Mozilla already has an extension called "User Agent Switcher" to bypass this problem. You can even tell the server your a googlebot and view stuff that blocks you if you aren't registered.
Or more recently Krar and Bruey.
I am not sure you can blame the voters on this. The US system for picking a president is a bit flawed in that it only allows you to vote for two people. Simpsons said it best. Kang: It's true! We are aliens! But what are you going to do about it? It's a two party system! You have to vote for one of us! Man in Crowd: Well, I'm just going to vote for a third party! Kang: Go ahead! Throw your vote away!! HA HA HA HA!!!
Instead you have to worry about your customer base getting hacked (through you or their actions), their characters being stripped and sold off. You also have a problem with returns in shops. If you don't like the game no shops will take it as a return as the CD-Key is now useless. You put a system in to let them get a key without a valid copy of the game and then they will pirate the game. This takes money away from the publisher, which may not have access to the subscription revenue.
Think about it. They create an attack that uses zombies on the internet. Republicans cry "Terrorist" and next thing you know grandma and 12 year old katie are carted off to Hotel Cuba.
One of the hardest things in science is trying to dumb it down so the common Joe can understand it.
Maybe I am just a newbie, but what is to stop me from just cut and pasting the signature of someone you do know and faking the email address? Or have my spam tool spam everyone in your address book with your details. Failing that, the spammer steals your key and address.
reminds me of something similar happening on www.boards.ie. They had a problem with a script kiddie, he was tracked back to his originating IP. In Ireland the ISP he was on is hard wired to his home phone number, so they got his number and rang him at home. The guy wet himself when they rang him up.
Fake.. poor one at that.