[TriLUG] Re: Managed languages (was .NET development on Linux)

[Magnus Hedemark]

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, David A. Cafaro wrote:

> Ok, quick question, but why do you say Java isn't well supported under
> Linux? 

I'm not the one who originally wrote it, but I will stab at Java from a 
different angle.  Anyone else notice that Java apps just seem to be more 
fragile, especially under linux?  Environment must be just right, SDK 
version must be just right, and if your SDK isn't the same version as the 
guy developing it app does strange and (not so) wonderful things.  So you 
end up with three or four SDK's installed, starting up each of your java 
apps with a different $JAVA_HOME just to get it to work somewhat-reliably.