Re:Apple deprecates Java
by acdha on Thursday October 21, 2010 @01:31PM
(#1816534)
What end-user Java applications are there for OS X? The only one which comes to mind is Crashplan but I'm sure it's lurking around in other places.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Folks have mentioned Eclipse as an IDE, but there's also Eclipse as a platform. I have three Eclipse RCP apps I use for visualization daily.
I also manage a lot of equipment that requires java webstart to load a configuration GUI to accomplish tasks that would be darn near impossible at a CLI or any other way.
I logged into Cisco TAC the other day. Requires Java for ticket management tasks.
I use some rf propagation tools for a hobby that are java apps.
I make frequent use of Deskzilla. Java app.
I could go for days. I won't.
Do IDEs count? A lot of Mac users use Eclipse. It's not common among all-Mac teams that just do XCode, but it's fairly common for devs in groups that mostly do PC development to own Macbooks that they run Eclipse on.
Probably not a big concern for Apple, but it's common in universities, too, since Eclipse is (until now, at least) cross-platform enough that you can assume Windows/Mac/Linux-using students can all install it on their laptops.
As an Android developer using Eclipse on a mac, this news majorly sucks. I hope the offering from Oracle will be better than Apple's JVM though.
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Vuze aka Azureus
Re:Apple deprecates Java
by alastairpat on Thursday October 21, 2010 @07:50PM
(#1817967)
I won't be upset to see that go. Worst bit torrent programme I think I've ever used since the rebranding.