Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop
by thought_alarm on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:27PM
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Apple went all in on Java, but the developers didn't follow.
The unusual syntax of Objective-C was always seen as a hinderance to OpenStep/Cocoa adoption, and Java was seen as the solution to that problem.
But Java wasn't a perfect fit for AppKit development, and once developers wrapped their heads around Objective-C most of them stuck with it rather than deal with Java/Cocoa idiosyncrasies. With few developers, the Java/Cocoa bridge died.
The unusual syntax of Objective-C was always seen as a hinderance to OpenStep/Cocoa adoption, and Java was seen as the solution to that problem.
But Java wasn't a perfect fit for AppKit development, and once developers wrapped their heads around Objective-C most of them stuck with it rather than deal with Java/Cocoa idiosyncrasies. With few developers, the Java/Cocoa bridge died.