I was just thinking about what I wrote about Java and it's not quite
correct. Java actually implements a very simple virtual machine (at the
register level) on top of the real machine its running on.
Chuck Norcutt
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Not exactly. Java is a programming language and a fairly low level one
> at that. Its native code is compiled into object code for the platform
> its running on. Air does somewhat the same thing except that it
> operates at a higher functional level and it can also incorporate HTML
> and other Adobe development tools. Parts of an Air application could,
> for example, be built using Flash but it doesn't need to be. The thing
> that you have to download is the Air runtime modules. These are
> different between Windows and Mac and take care of the cross-platform
> translation.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Chris Barker wrote:
>> What is it, then, Chuck? I've read various blurbs, but remain ignorant; is
>> it like Java?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 26 Jul 2010, at 11:26, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> Because Adobe Air is a cross-platform development tool. Apple is not
>>> noted for producing such tools.
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