Yaron wrote: > > Hi, > > On Fri, 25 May 2001, Bob Tanner wrote: > > > I'm a champion of java and Enhydra, > > The thing with Java is, well, it works badly. Even on THAT os, it's still > slower than dirt, and still sometimes Java applets don't work at all. > Heck, even the Java stuff Sun shoves down peoples' throat doesn't always > work perfectly. > > And Java under Linux is HORRIBLE. I've still not got it going decently in > Mozilla, and Netscape sure doesn't need any help crashing... > > I'd pretty much stay away from Java for anything that's going to be viewed > by a lot of Linux/UNIX people. > On the subject of Java-based applets, I would agree. However, I would disagree on the subject of Java itself. Java ServerPages (JSP) offers a credible alternative to Web scripting. There is a lot of work being done on the creation of a JSP/Servlet framework, ie. Struts (see the jakarta.apache.org site). -- Perry Hoekstra E-Commerce Architect Talent Software Services perry.hoekstra at talentemail.com