Hello Doug, I guess your friend is aware of this:
http://www.hpjava.org/ (a Java wrapper to interface with a native MPI package). What speaks against this? > 2. java runs 3-4 times slower than C, C++, Fortran, and machine time > is expensive, and finally There have already been many studies (also published on this list ;-) that this is a prejudice. Java apps can be made to run just as fast as C/C++ - if you take care programming. (I _don't_ want to start a language war!) Best Regards, Günther ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
