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Re: C, MathLink or Java, J/Link

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg28262] Re: C, MathLink or Java, J/Link
• From: "Ersek, Ted R" <ErsekTR at navair.navy.mil>
• Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:53:11 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Todd Gayley recently wrote:
.... my opinion is that for people who are not overwhelmingly concerned
about performance, Java is the best choice for programs that call, or are
called by, Mathematica ....

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but I think for some of us there is another factor to consider besides
performance and convenience.

The program I am working on can be fully portable if I write it in C or
Java, and I plan to post the source code on MathSource when it's done.  I
hope my program will be just as portable for the next 7 years or more.
Since C is very well established, I suspect both MathLink and  most C/C++
compilers will be compatible with ANSI C for a long time to come.  However,
it seems Java and J/Link are not fully mature.  How confident can I be that
my Java source code will work with a 2008 version of Java?  We don't yet
have ANSI Java, right?  Because of this concern I think I will write my
program in C and use MathLink even though it's less convenient.

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Ted Ersek

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