On 28/10/2010 23:43, M.L. wrote: > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Bento, Joseph (Electronic > Communications Tech) wrote: >> MPLAB X is Java-based, and cross platform compatible. It will therefore= run natively on Windows, OSX, Linux, etc. >> >> See http://devupdates.microchip.com/mplab/ >> >> Joe > I wouldn't say "natively" I'd say "like crap" > I've seen few Java applications that don't run at 1/100th the speed of > their previous (non Java) version. > Am I wrong? Are there good examples of large, complicated, Java > applications that run just as well as a natively compiled version? > I don't know of any. There is a problem too calling any native API or native DLL from Java.=20 The time overhead is horrid. C# runs on Linux and Windows. QT is cross platform GUI stuff. Developers (for anything other than Apple products) that buy a Mac=20 mysteriously seem to run Linux. Seems an expensive way to run Linux, but=20 I suppose stylish. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .