What is Java

rizzix · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2003 3:05 pm

Homer_simpson wrote:

it has it's advantages over c++ and c++ has it's own advantages over java...
for example there's no opengl built in java

no opengl! ture. but there is something even better: Java3D
its a package of classe used to created 3D objects etc..
Java 2D is available as well. Yikes there are so many of different libraries available for Java, you'll be the most _productive_ developer lol.

Catalyst · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2003 3:07 pm

im gonna port my engine over to java Very Happy

oh btw, opengl castrates java3d

Tony · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2003 3:42 pm

well there's 3D in java for sure... Dan used to play in Runescape (thats how I think it was called) as much I play in Diablo 2 now 8)

rizzix · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2003 4:58 pm

Catalyst wrote:

im gonna port my engine over to java Very Happy

oh btw, opengl castrates java3d

well...
Java3D is really an interface (wrapper classes) over the C++ opengl libraries or the directx libraries. depending on which ever version u whish to download. OpenGL it a preferred choice though.

Catalyst · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2003 5:01 pm

cool

i didnt know that
i just thought they were a java api

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