“The Java programming language has come a long way in just
four years but still faces several hurdles.“
“The good news is performance is no longer a top concern, said
many developers and analysts attending the Java Business Conference
here last week. This may be thanks to Sun Microsystems Inc.’s
HotSpot virtual machine for enterprise Java, released earlier this
year….”
“During the conference, Palo Alto-based Sun addressed some major
concerns. In conjunction with Inprise Corp., the company unveiled a
version of Java for Linux that Zero G’s Shapiro said was highly
anticipated by developers.”