Re:Redline Smalltalk V1.0
by jerven on Monday November 26, 2012 @09:36AM
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Have you tried writing a patch for one of the large C compilers? and getting it into mainline? not trivial either.
For the JVM there are choices. IBM, Azul, Oracle, OpenJDK and many other more academic ones. With different tradeoffs and costs. I have switched massive code bases from one to the other with minimal effort.
Switching C compiler is more invasive than switching JVM providers. And many other languages only have a single sanctioned runtime.
Sure the JVM eco system is far from perfect. But it is dependable!
For the JVM there are choices. IBM, Azul, Oracle, OpenJDK and many other more academic ones. With different tradeoffs and costs. I have switched massive code bases from one to the other with minimal effort.
Switching C compiler is more invasive than switching JVM providers. And many other languages only have a single sanctioned runtime.
Sure the JVM eco system is far from perfect. But it is dependable!