Apple Developer News

Q: Will Apple continue to develop MRJ?
A: Apple still intends to develop MRJ, now and into the future. We expect to incorporate Microsoft technology as appropriate to ensure compatibility with the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine for Windows as a superset of Java.

Q: Will Apple continue to support 100% Pure Java?
A: Yes. We intend to support all 100% Pure Java initiatives.

Q: Will Apple support other Microsoft extensions to Java?
A: It is too early to make specific statements now. We will be announcing more details in the future.

Q: Will Apple ship the Microsoft/Metrowerks Java Virtual Machine instead of MRJ?
A: We have no plans to do so. Apple intends to continue to develop MRJ as a key portion of the Mac OS platform. MRJ was bundled with Mac OS 8, and we plan to continue to enhance and integrate MRJ with the Mac OS.

In the September 1997 issue of JavaWorld (an online magazine published by IDE), Makower wrote, "Roaster and CodeWarrior in particular are true high-quality IDEs [integrated development environments]. Nothing available on the PC or UNIX platforms compares to either of these in terms of ease of use." Later, he talked about showing Mac OS Java to his coworkers (who use Linux, Windows 95, Windows NT, and Solaris): "The other day, we did a code walk-through, and they were amazed at how far the Mac user interface goes toward speeding the process of navigating through code."

These quotes come from the article "Four Mac-based IDEs Compared: Which Should You Choose?", which analyzes "the pros (great UI, ease of use) and cons (no JDK 1.1) of the Mac as a Java development platform." The issue also contains three informative articles on Java Beans, the Java component-software technology, so the issue is well worth checking out:

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