Re: Interesting piece: Objective-C on Java VM?

[Rob Kewley]

Benedikt Stefansson wrote:
> 
> I came accross a "OpenStep Newsletter" in the comp.lang.objective-c
> newsgroup. The author (which is offering free subscriptions to his
> newsletter over e-mail) writes an intriguing piece on a compiler that is
> in development that would make it possible to compile Objective-C
> programs for the Java VM - in theory one could then make ObjC programs
> accessible to anyone with a browser.
>
> Marketwise, it is a sad fact
> that
> Objective-C is not a hot language.  On the other hand, Java is very hot
> in the marketplace.  It would be great to tap into part of the Java market
> energy.    With Objective-C running on a Java byte code interpreter, our
> market would be a lot hotter.  

It may be hot, but it is also slow.  I am assuming that one of the main
requirements for a Swarm simulation is quick execution.  I know it is
for any applications I am working on.  When Java offers the ability to
compile into one efficient binary, then it will be useful for
applications which require speed.  In the meantime, the cross-platform
portability of Swarm is excellent and getting better (we eagerly await
the Java GUI).

Rob Kewley

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