Re: overhead

[Marcus G. Daniels]

>>>>> "GB" == Ginger Booth <address@hidden> writes:

GB> Of course, installers ain't gonna make it run over the web or make
GB> programs portable cross-platform via copy-file. 

Good point.  That's a feature that the available Java compiler/runtimes 
provide that the current GNU Objective C compiler/runtime does not.

But there are features that the GNU Objective C environment provides
that Java doesn't.  These include:

   1) natural dynamic typing
   2) features like configurable message forwarding and class posing
   3) a portable and mature C compiler, and associated performance benefits
   4) easier, tighter integration with external C and Fortran libraries

Also, as a Lisp devotee, I am skeptical that 100% pure anything is tenable
in the long run.

It's also worth remembering that Java is just a programming language.
It's the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that makes cross-platform portability
possible.  Other languages can be targeted to the JVM:

  http://www.gnu.org/software/kawa

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