Re: Database applications in Linux

From: Christopher Browne (cbbrowne_at_acm.org)
Date: 06/30/05 

Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:24:47 GMT

Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw when Ross <Ross@SingingFrog.com> would write:
> Christopher Browne pulled a bright blue crayon out of the box and
> scribbled this in news:eFowe.7880$mK5.527304@news20.bellglobal.com:
>> The point, in case you missed it, is that C and Java applications are
>> much the same in approach, NEITHER being interpreted languages.
>
> Java (in the usual model) requires a JVM -- C doesn't.

Compiled Java code requires a program loader and a set of libraries.

So does C.

Deploying Java code requires compiling it into object code.

So does C.

That nicely characterizes the fact that they are both compiled
languages, as distinct from languages that are normally interpreted,
such as Bash, Perl, and such.

> I see some big differences under the hood between C and Java that
> profoundly affect the development process and I'm just trying to get a
> handle on why we disagree.

That may be.

"Compiled versus interpreted" is an exceedingly doubtful handle to try
to use to get a grip on the differences. 

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