CPython vs. Jython/JPython

[D-Man]

Java's implementation (from Sun) is proprietary.  However, you can get a compiled version for free.

There are also other implementations (gcj allows compiling to native machine code,  kaffe provides a bytecode compiler and VM -- for Linux at least

BTW  [OT]:   I can't remember how to create bytecode with gcj.  Would anyone like to refresh my memory?

On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:29:25 Tom wrote:
> And isn't Java a proprietary language/platform (ie. how would you like a VB
> implementation)?
>