Except that java tends to be somewhat slow, as it is an interpreted language, and while a java front end might work, if it is in the calculations, there could be a signifigant time penalty on deep zooms. Kevin Greg Toombs wrote:
My spin on all of this is -
I look at all of the very good points that Florian made, and every single one of them can be addressed by creating a Java rewrite. For optimization purposes, Java can interface with a C++ module written to perform core computational code targeted to specific systems.
I'm still right in the middle of learning Java, but I would be so excited to be involved in such an endeavour.
- Greg
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