Re: Why is there no OS written in Java?

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:38:22 GMT, dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Even if there is no Java hardware, could not a Java OS be
run by a Java interpreter? Or is there a fundamental problem?
I've read that device drivers are hard to write in Java.

Dave Feustel


Its simple.. Because for all its portability, Java is a big slow
fuckin pig. Nobody can name a single client app that performs worth a
***, much less an OPERATING system. There was a time, ten years ago,
when Sun had alliances with hardware vendors that mattered. But due
to recent technologies, I can tell you from 30+ years experience in
this business, Sun no longer matters and Java doesn't matter for much
longer. Its performance sucks because it tries to be cross platform
when no other platforms matter.

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