Re: What is wrong with Applets?

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Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.spamfilter@virtualinfinity.net>

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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:35:56 -0700

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On 4/12/2010 7:06 AM, Martin Gregorie wrote:

On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:47:47 -0700, jesbox wrote:

(I can't resist to ask. Surely it would be possible to write a JVM in
JavaScript for iPhone? )

Its forbidden. The latest Jobsian Edict bans indirect execution, i.e.
using any type of intermediate code interpreter. I suspect this is
largely due to Steve throwing his teddy at Flash, but nonetheless its
part of the recently updated list of published hurdles that third party
apps must jump to get into the AppStore.

Well, Apple probably can't do anything about a JVM implemented in WebKit
compatible JavaScript.

Although, the performance would likely be so abysmal that they wouldn't
need to do anything about it.

Hmm, actually. It would be interesting to see a HotSpot implementation
that converts from JVM ByteCode into JavaScript :-) Then, hopefully the
JavaScript implementation could HotSpot the result even further! Rube
Goldberg, we need you!

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