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Originally posted by CTown View PostHow does Java work on Linux with hidpi displays? Right now, Java is the WORST when it comes to supporting these newer displays. Has there been improvements in this area or is this release all about changes to the core language?
Which apps or types of apps cause you problems? IntelliJ? Eclipse?
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In my view Scala is definitely the language we should be supporting. Its a better replacement not only for Java, but also for Python and Ruby. It could really help Linux, but for it to really fullfill its true potential it needs a native implementation, so as Oracle can be removed from the equation. That however requires a lot more backing than Scala has now.
One thing that interests me is JEP 178 Statically linked JNI, no one else seems interested in this and I can't find any new info on it, but as far as I can make out JEP 178 has made it in to Java 8. This could certainly help Scala / Java applications targeting Linux.
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Originally posted by Rich Oliver View PostIn my view Scala is definitely the language we should be supporting. Its a better replacement not only for Java, but also for Python and Ruby. It could really help Linux, but for it to really fullfill its true potential it needs a native implementation, so as Oracle can be removed from the equation. That however requires a lot more backing than Scala has now.
It's awkward to run a .jar file on Linux or Windows. People don't know what the heck that is. It needs to feel native. If there is an internal VM, no one cares. Project Jigsaw in Java 9 is supposed to address this issue.
Oracle's involvement seems quite benign in the JVM ecosystem.
Scala is awesome and it benefits a lot from the JVM improvements in Java 8. As a language, Java is way behind Scala.
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Originally posted by DanLamb View PostI've never ever heard this complaint before and I work with lots of people using Java every day on those fancy $1000 Apple super hi-def monitors.
Which apps or types of apps cause you problems? IntelliJ? Eclipse?
Here is a screenshot that compares the three programs. From left to right you have Eclipse (some kind of Java/GTK2 hybrid I guess), Android Studio, and then Kate.
Also, sorry for the late response.Last edited by CTown; 09 March 2014, 01:42 AM.
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