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Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Java was stagnating under Sun, unfortunately. I hate to say it, but Oracle probably saved Java.

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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

But!.. Sun Java included internationalized set of Lucida fonts with proper hinting. Oracle removed that for whatever reason.

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[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago

Haha. I guess I never noticed.

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