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MelX

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Tuesday, November 22nd 2011, 6:54pm

Java backward compatibility??

It may be an odd question, but I'm wondering for how long will programs made in Jabaco work.

Seems Jabaco is not being updated much anymore, will the subsequent version of the Java interpreter be able to run Jabaco files for a long time? I don't want to use VB6 because it seems it could be tricky to get your apps to work on future versions of Windows, but I'm guessing the same will happen to Jabaco executable if the compiler stops being updated?

Jabaco seems just a little bit easier to use than VB.Net Express + Mono, but I'm wondering if there could eventually be incompatibilities with new versions of Java that well nobody would be around to fix? I don't know how good is Java with backward compatibility. if I can expect my executables to run for a long long time I guess it's not a problem.

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Thursday, November 24th 2011, 11:37pm

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It may be an odd question, but I'm wondering for how long will programs made in Jabaco work.
As long as the Java VM will support Java Bytecode. There is no end in sight.

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Seems Jabaco is not being updated much anymore,
http://www.jabaco.org/board/p2921-new-version.html

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but I'm wondering if there could eventually be incompatibilities with new versions of Java that well nobody would be around to fix?
The base for your development is the underlying framework and this part is very open for everybody. Sure, the compiler is important, but only for the language design and the performance and not for the compatibility. The interface to the framework should be compatible to VB6 and the upcoming improvements.

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Friday, November 25th 2011, 2:07am

I noticed the framework is still getting updated. I'm not quite a great programmer yet. Jabaco looks like a nice tool, but I was just a little afraid I might encounter a problem that I could not fix.

I have to admit I'm not completely sure of what you're trying to say by giving me this link: New Version. Seems you're quite busy but will eventually continue development. I hope I'm right because I find your project amazing.

Thank you for the reply!

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