Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> > Yes, because Java is *totally suitable* for embedded programming. Oh,
> > wait...
>
> I hate to say this, but Java was *designed* for embedded programming.
> Indeed, lots and lots of cell phones only run Java user apps. It was
> originally designed for programming cable TV set top boxes.

yes, and thankfully 2 things help make it possible too:
1) phone is always on so whatever the java startup cost is hidden
2) no
tomcat/web-framework-of-the-week/netbeans/insert-fav-humongous-java-lib-here in
sight

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