Re: Rhapsody Developer FAQ

Rohit Khare (khare@w3.org)
Fri, 04 Apr 1997 19:04:07 -0500


Sometimes I still have to pinch myself that this is happening. The
long-groused about Java/NS integration is coming, and I can't even get
hyper about it. I guess I've outgrown gui evangelism to commo
infrastructures...

RK

> Q: If I am about to start a new project what programming language should I
> use? Objective C, C++, Java?
>
> A: That depends on your product and your schedules. With Rhapsody, we will
> deliver a tightly integrated Java VM that will be able to utilize
> the OpenStep services.
>
> We expect that many applications will use a variety of programming
> languages. Many will stick with C++, and we are working with
> Metrowerks to ensure that C++ is a viable language for Rhapsody
> development. Objective C is the standard language used by OpenStep
> developers today but over the long haul, we expect more and more products
> to be written in Java for this platform.