Will Java evantually replace C/C++ for OS Development

[darthvader39560]

A couple of rumors are going round the Internet saying Java will replace C and C++ for OS programming. I was just wandering if its true. My take on this is that Java isn't Low level enough for stand-alone OS development.

[Legendary_Bibo]

No.

[RoflHaxBbq]

LMAO!

I actually LOL'd.

[NovaAesa]

I would guess that kernel architectures and kernel design methodologies will have to change drastically before a higher level language can easily be used to implement them.

Keep in mind that as Java technology stands at the moment (and into the foreseeable future), Java code cannot run on bare silicon.

[Noz3001]

I would guess that kernel architectures and kernel design methodologies will have to change drastically before a higher level language can easily be used to implement them.

Keep in mind that as Java technology stands at the moment (and into the foreseeable future), Java code cannot run on bare silicon.

I thought ARM chips could run Java bytecode?

[3Miro]

I thought ARM chips could run Java bytecode?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_processor

Very few CPUs can run Java bytecode. In short, Java is designed to be independent from the hardware. An OS is all about the Hardware. An OS will never be coded in Java (unless Java changes big time).

[cgroza]

There is GCJ which can compile Java into native machine code. I wonder if that could be used to develop a kernel.
Their homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/java/

[Majorix]

Will Java evantually replace C/C++ for OS Development

No way.

[Bandit]

No.

++ Second This ++

Reason being, Java is slower. C++ is faster and supports if not more just as many platforms.

Now what the OP may have heard is about C# which is a blend of the good things from multiple languages (Java, C++, even VB and few others), but not having programmed in it yet I will leave that open for discussion.

[Thewhistlingwind]

Now what the OP may have heard is about C# which is a blend of the good things from multiple languages (Java, C++, even VB and few others), but not having programmed in it yet I will leave that open for discussion.

C# is proprietary Java.

So the answer is still no.