- From: Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@dmu.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:05:58 +0100 (BST)
- To: Paul Derbyshire <derbyshire@globalserve.net>
- cc: www-amaya@w3.org
On Sat, 20 May 2000, Paul Derbyshire wrote: > It is my humble opinion that Amaya should be reimplemented from the ground > up in Java. The reasons for this are many-fold: > > 1. With all due respect, the current Amaya code is a mess, full of spaghetti > code and dubious casts and the like. Unsurprisingly, Amaya is notoriously [...] I expect that well-structured patches designed to ease maintenance would be given consideration by the team. > 2. Java is now mature enough to be used for such a large task. C++ also is. > 3. However, if you use Java you get most of what you need for free, without [...] Well, one price is that java is compiled to byte code, then interpreted. If it compiles to native code you won't lose any speed, but I know of no true compilers for Java. Of course, all this assumes that the Amaya team have Java skills, on top of their other skills... [...] > _____________________ ____|________ Paul Derbyshire > Programmer & Humanist|ICQ: 10423848| > > Hugh hgs@dmu.ac.uk
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