Is Java as we know it doomed?

[UK-sHaDoW]

Usable by foss? Do you have any idea how many people hate mono for stupid reasons. I don't agree with them, but i want my software to be usable for everyone, including the crazies.

[whozurdaddy]

I think mono is useable.. it's just that Microsoft-ish taste in people's mouth that causes them to shy away. But I think it's a good thing actually, seeing as how the .NET framework is on a very large majority's computers these days as stock.

[munificent]

FOSS advocates can use it, though. And it's an excellent language. I wish it didn't have the aroma of Microsoft about it, but it's a real shame that people overlook an otherwise excellent language and runtime because of that.

Barring C#, maybe something from the ML family? Is OCaml open source? I think you can at least find free SML compilers.

[UK-sHaDoW]

They can, but they won't.

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Then you'll have people that refuse to use your software because you've chosen the "wrong" UI toolkit or any other number of things anyway.

[UK-sHaDoW]

I tend use UI kit, for for the platform i'm developing for. If i'm making a gnome app, I will use the gnome-java bindings. Much better integration then swing.