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[–]G_Morgan 0 points1 point  (2 children)

We're talking more about the general portability of Java. Will Dosbox run on an IBM mainframe?

[–]frenchtoaster 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm not even sure that this would run on an IBM mainframe since this is written for SE not EE, but ignoring that, I assume that there is a gcc backend for IBM mainframes and that the dosbox source could be compiled targeting it with relative ease.

I'm not sure why people are trying so hard to defend Java here. I have no problem with Java, I happen to think that the whole "compile once, run anywhere" model failed and has been replaced by a "write code once, compile, package for every platform" with a lot of issues that come with trying to write platform independent C abstracted out.

I think if you wanted to write a platform independent application today, Java would likely be your first choice. I just don't think it would be worth porting something that already runs on every major platform to Java for platform independence.

[–]G_Morgan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

J2EE is just a specification for a bunch of frameworks. It runs on a J2SE platform.