Title :
The Java Virtual Machine: a passing fad?
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Java´s portability and platform independence have made it the language of choice for developing Web-based applications. Yet Java actually consists of three parts: a language, a rich class library, and a distribution standard based on a virtual machine. It is this third link that the author considers most vulnerable to replacement. He explains why this is likely, drawing on his experience developing an alternative scheme to support software transportability, and given the eventual deployment of dynamic code generators
Keywords :
Java; distributed programming; object-oriented programming; software libraries; software portability; virtual machines; Java Virtual Machine; Java platform independence; Java portability; Web-based applications; class library; distribution standard; dynamic code generators; language; software transportability; Books; Education; Investments; Java; Law; Legal factors; Operating systems; Programming profession; Software libraries; Virtual machining;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
