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>> I will continue to enjoy writing once and deploying anywhere! Except to the browser, iOS, embedded systems... WebAssembly is the real write once deploy any

• cenamus 4mo ago
  Embedded systems? Like sim cards? There's even real time Java, I think they used it for some missile guidance stuff aswell at some point
  • tennfown 4mo ago
    > Embedded systems? Like sim cards? Serious question: I remember the old installer, six billion devices or whatever. I’ve heard about Java ME, old set-top boxes and DVD players, etc. But how much of that is active today. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a job listing for an embedded Java developer or even Java ME in my entire career. Are people actually still using it?
    • cenamus 4mo ago
      Yeah I didn't mean it as praise for Java (SE, ME, or whatever), but I don't think you're better off finding embedded WebAssembly jobs
      • wffurr 4mo ago
        https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/blob/main/wasm2c/README.md https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/blob/main/wasm2c/README.... ISTR Siemens uses wasm2c to compile Wasm for a bunch of embedded devices runninng Zephyr RTOS.
        • cenamus 4mo ago
          Fair point, but translating to C is almost cheating ;)
          • wffurr 4mo ago
            Sure, but it's a trick not available to most JVM languages.
    • bdamm 4mo ago
      Actually yes. Pretty much most credit cards are in fact JavaCards. Weird but true, and quite obscure.
  • pjmlp 4mo ago
    Yes, Aonix, nowadays belongs to PTC, still in business.