Re: Getting Discouraged -- Insights Please
"Noble" <NobleBell@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I have several hundred dollars in Java books and not to mention
several hours of time invested in learning the language.
I see allot of messages and text on the Internet about people not
wanting to use Java to write programs and that they do not like Java.
That's mostly politics. Lots of developers use Java successfully.
All I want to do is use Java to create crossplatform shareware desktop
applications. Am I wasting my time here?
It depends on what your applications are for. Java is good at many things,
but it can't do everything. If other people are using Java to build similar
apps, you should be fine. On the other hand, if you're trying to build
(say) an application like "top" on Unix or the Task Manager on Windows,
you'll have a difficult time in Java, because it's not good at making the
sort of OS-specific calls needed to get the displayed information.
In general, anyone who says either that Java sucks or that there's no reason
to use any other language can be safely ignored.