Java to become open source!

[RyanJ]

Hi all,

 

I don't really like Java that much bit its nice to see another player join the open source market!

 

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9000534

 

Just wondering if anyone has any comments.

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

[bascule]

Why Java is used for anything besides enterprise tasks continues to elude me

[1veedo]

I cant get over my school dropping C++ and moving to Java.

[john5746]

I cant get over my school dropping C++ and moving to Java.

 

Not a bad idea, if you want to do anything web related, especially non-windows OS.

[Klaynos]

I cant get over my school dropping C++ and moving to Java.

 

 

Because it's an excellent teaching language as it's REALLY annoying about syntax and OO, unlike c++ that'll let you get away with writing any old rubbish...

 

 

Oh and Sun pushes it at schools continuousely it's one of their biggest marketing pushes...