Java is dead, long live Java
Not too long after Java started to feel tired and worn out, well, as a commodity at least, JRuby has appeared and is making Java hot again. Not hot as a language, but hot as a platform.
It will be very interesting to keep tabs and see which virtual machine (VM) will be the favorite choice for Ruby two years from now. I’ve heard some criticism of the C-based VM, so perhaps the Java VM has a good chance, or maybe the CLR VM, when it arrives.
It will be very interesting to keep tabs and see which virtual machine (VM) will be the favorite choice for Ruby two years from now. I’ve heard some criticism of the C-based VM, so perhaps the Java VM has a good chance, or maybe the CLR VM, when it arrives.