RE: How can Java eat up 160meg of memory?

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Maybe you should try running it on a machine that has a Real Java VM,
> instead of MicroSoft's bolluxed-up version?  (My opinion.., see Sun's
> lawsuit against MS for further details..)
> 
> JLM
> 

Let me get this straight.  I have an NT box.  This is were my data resides
(not by choice).  Someone writes an app that I need.  It's in Java.  Now I
should get a new machine?  Why wouldn't the vendor provide a VM for their
product?  Maybe this one did?  I don't know and I don't care.

--Rant mode on--
Shouldn't the vendor warn me it's gonna be a pig to run because of the VM
used?  Why do they advertise it's in Java then, so you know it will be slow
and you should expect to have to reboot every few days even with 160meg of
memory? 

Sounds like Java isn't so great.  I don't care if M$'s VM is bloated, if
Java is so great, it should work without these problems.  Auto clean up my
*ss.

So who's fault is it?  The java hypers?  M$?  The Vendor for not warning me
response would be not so great?  Sun for even putting the darn language out
there?  Me for using NT without any other choice? IT Managers/Marketers for
developing their software in Java just because of the hype so they can sell
more?

Enough of the excuses for why Java isn't as hot as they say.  Call it what
it is.  Nothing special.  It will take a lot to prove to me otherwise.  And
you know what, if it wasn't so hyped, I probably wouldn't be so hard on the
poor language.   But I have yet to see a java app put it's coffee where it's
beans are.
--Rant mode off--

Brad
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