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"urban archeology": The device was using an ARM processor extension that could directly execute Java bytecode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle https://en
by aworks 3y ago
"urban archeology": The device was using an ARM processor extension that could directly execute Java bytecode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle
- Something1234 3y agoI want to know more. History of java is just insanely weird.
- astrange 3y agoSIM cards and secure elements (contactless credit cards) both use this, or did at one point.
- geerlingguy 3y agoFor a time, Java was set to be the 'everything everywhere' language, IIRC in some quarters the hype behind Java on everything was even bigger than Cloud, then Crypto, then AI.
- fortran77 3y agoI remember those days well. I had the misfortune of working for one of Java's biggest advocates at Sun, Patrick Naughton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Naughton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Naughton To this day, I refuse to use Java or anything on the Java ecosystem, like Clojure, or Groovy, etc.
- lpapez 3y agoI've always thought of Java programming as being kind of perverse with the patterns and verbosity, now I see where the perversion is coming from.
- AVincentInSpace 3y agoJust you watch, WASI is gonna be next
- conradfr 3y agoIt kind of was, I remember my "pre-smart" Sony phones having Java games.
- a2800276 3y agoSIM cards and secure elements still use this, but it's arguably less Java than Javascript. Except that the trademark and tech (JavaCard) was owned by Sun, now Oracle. It's the basis of the claim, that gazillion devices run Java. JavaCard is a massively trimmed down version which is more a dumbed down C (with no standardization, little documentation and no third-party tool support) which is essentially Java reduced to basic arithmetic operator, an arguably saner, much trimmed down standard library focusing on cryptography and most importantly no GC.
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- callalex 3y agoI need you to know that the Java Ring was a thing that existed. And yes it’s just as stupidly large as it looks. https://www.ebay.com/itm/300495374337 https://www.ebay.com/itm/300495374337
- Everdred2dx 3y agoThe Nintendo Wii’s “Starlet” processor also supported this though never used it!