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[JerryKreps@xxxxxxxxxx (Jerry L Kreps)]

I forgot to add that I had loaded VAJ on both a 450MHz Win95
box and my SuSE 6.3.
>Fromwhat I could tell in using VAJ in both environments
they ran identically in every respect.  Look, feel, mouse
clicks, graphics color and resolution...
JLK

Jerry L Kreps wrote:
> 
> Kenneth Kellum wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Rachel Greenham wrote:
> > > scsijon wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I use it for OS2 and NT, and have had the least rework of any Java
> > > > Compiler.
> > > >
> >
> > See http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/vajava/ Poke around and you'll find the
> > Linux version.  It's a hefty download as I recall.
> >
> > I'd be interested in hearing opinions on vajava for linux.  At San Jose State
> > our first two programming courses are taught in C++ using MS Visual C++ (it's a
> > horror show).  We'll likely switch to Java next year and (I hope) have
> > NT/Liinux dual boots in our student labs.  Would Linux/vajava work for
> > beginning student programmers?
> >
> >  > > Even if on the pay list
> > >
> > > I've found that installing Visual Age for Java under SuSE anyway works
> > > just fine.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rachel
> 
> For me too.  It is an excellent Java GUI RAD.  It has a nice
> tutorial in the package, and there is a very nice book and
> tutorial at the website which you can read online or
> download.  My only complaint with it was the general one
> about the speed of interpreted Java applets. (I didn't see
> where you could compile to a binary executable)  Download
> instructions tell you that you need a minimum of a 200MHz
> machine with 64MB RAM.  It ran ok on my P166 with 64MB, once
> it was loaded.  I am somewhat concerned about Java's future,
> though, given Sun's latest attitude about it and Linux in
> general.  Make no mistake about it, Sun considers Linux a
> mortal enemy.  It is only IBM's presence in the Java realm
> with VAJ that makes it worth continuing to consider Java,
> IMHO.
> 
> Anyway, I just removed VAJava Sunday to make room for KDE's
> latest beta of KDevelop.  It is an awesome tool and has a
> nice form painter (dialog) too.  It includes version control
> (CVS) and the online (right panel) documentation including
> syntax for C++ is *very* nice!  It even has the option to
> roll your app up into a gz ball for delivery.
> JLK
> 
> >


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