Re: n00b learning to program for the JVM

From:

"Daniel Pitts" <googlegroupie@coloraura.com>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

9 Apr 2007 08:46:49 -0700

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On Apr 9, 3:39 am, "laestad...@gmail.com" <laestad...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hi, I want to learn programming with Java (the environment). I thought
you programmed the JVM with the Java programming language, but it
turns out there are many languages to program the JVM with. Some are
designed for the the JVM and some converted for the task. This kind of
got me wondering if these new means are recommended for a newbie
programmer? I couldn't find any comparison writings between the
original Java PL and the newer languages.
So are Java programmers actually taking these languages seriously?
That is ditching Java for example Groovy or NetREXX?
Is it essential to know about the Java PL to understand JVM
programming? How would the Java programmer of tomorrow learn Java
today?

Thanks for listening.

Java as a programming language is still strong, and I don't see it
being replaced by "alternate" languages. Java is also currently more
widespread. I've heard of a few other languages that run in the JVM,
but I haven't actually come across and projects that we written in
them. Not that I've actively sought them out, either...

Other languages that run in the JVM: Jython and Nice.