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I don't see how this could be true. What makes Java the Language so special that it can only be compiled into JVM bytecode and not something else?
by borism 16y ago
I don't see how this could be true. What makes Java the Language so special that it can only be compiled into JVM bytecode and not something else?
- hga 16y agoYou've got a point, however Java and its supporting standard libraries are very tightly bound. The question here would be why are you writing your code in Jython? If it's to get access to those libraries or other code written in Java, then you're just as screwed.
- jacobolus 16y agoI’m not a Java/JVM expert, I’m just trying to state the article’s argument as I understand it. I think the claim is that the legal issues (patents) w/ Oracle make Java the language harder to compile to something else. There doesn’t seem to be any overwhelming technical reason.