[fpc-pascal] .NET FAQ

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho wrote:

> On 10/4/06, Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org> wrote:
> > Cut all your text out, I agree with most of if, but I just want to poin=
t out
> > that I am not a proponent of a .NET port, far from it. I don't see the =
use
> > of .NET, or Java for that matter, or any other language that runs in a =
VM...
> =

> Java is the only thing that runs on many cell phones. It=B4s impossible
> to port Free Pascal (and thus our pascal softwares) to these platform
> without making a java port.
> =

> So that=B4s the use of Java. To add support for phones.

Your statement answers the question =

 'what is the use of a Java port of Free Pascal'

My statement is
 'There is no use for a language that runs in a VM, like Java or .NET'

These 2 statements can peacefully coexist.

Java and .NET VMs are an (unfortunate) reality with which we must =

learn to live... But that does not mean we should accept their
existence without critique.

Michael.