Re: Do we really need virtual machines?

david.boyle@ed.tadpole.com (Dave Boyle)
12 Oct 2004 00:51:23 -0400

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From: david.boyle@ed.tadpole.com (Dave Boyle)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 12 Oct 2004 00:51:23 -0400
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Keywords: VM
Posted-Date: 12 Oct 2004 00:51:23 EDT

Jürgen Kahrs <Juergen.Kahrs@vr-web.de> wrote
<snip>
> Has anyone ever noticed that the "standard libraries" that come with
> Java and C# are attempts to recreate Unix-like Operating Systems ?


I've not noticed any such connection.


> Including APIs for memory, file system, scheduler, terminal, printer,
> network, clock, GUI


<snip>


None of these abstractions are specific to Unix and you omit to
mention any part of the "standard libraries" that come with Java and
C# that have no analogue whatsoever within the Unix OS (e.g. XML
parsing support, reflection etc.).


Cheers,


Dave

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