Re: Java speed: Reality versus theory?

Oliver Wong wrote On 11/25/05 07:54,:

> It seems like the definition you guys are working with is "How many
> platforms does there exist a compiler for the language?" or something
> similar to that.

Exactly, and the answer is clearly Fortran (as the most portable language
under those rules).

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