Comments on: links for 2007-04-25 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/25/links-for-2007-04-25/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Simon Phipps http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/25/links-for-2007-04-25/#comment-69022 Simon Phipps Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:09:48 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/25/links-for-2007-04-25/#comment-69022 It's only time to stop calling it a "JVM" if you think the "J" only stood for a programming language. I've regarded the J word as the name for a VM platform ever since I first saw it in 1995 (at IBM) and I am thrilled we're finally removing the "programming language" blinkers to see the value of the platform. More specifically, all the time it's a virtual machine for executing Java Bytecode it will be a JVM, IMO. It’s only time to stop calling it a “JVM” if you think the “J” only stood for a programming language. I’ve regarded the J word as the name for a VM platform ever since I first saw it in 1995 (at IBM) and I am thrilled we’re finally removing the “programming language” blinkers to see the value of the platform.

More specifically, all the time it’s a virtual machine for executing Java Bytecode it will be a JVM, IMO.

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