Linked by Howard Fosdick on Mon 19th Aug 2013 03:46 UTC

Analyst Frank Gillett of Forrester Research says that Microsoft is fully committed to shifting away from its traditional emphasis on packaged software and into handheld devices and services (such as subscription software). He sees this as a fundamental reorientation, and says that "No matter what, it's a messy process."
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RE[4]: Write once, run anywhere ...
by MOS6510 on Mon 19th Aug 2013 10:59
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RE[4]: Write once, run anywhere ...
by japh on Mon 19th Aug 2013 13:47
in reply to "RE[3]: Write once, run anywhere ... "
Not that many scars. A few scratches at most.
It actually works really well, even if it is also possible to write platform specific parts. I've been porting a large system and the only Java-related problems we had was JNI-related.
C++, shell scripts and the like on the other hand... scary stuff.
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Except that many Java developers bear scars from JVM and system specific issues.