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Re: "write once, run anywhere"by ikegami (Patriarch) |
on Sep 10, 2007 at 13:56 UTC ( [id://638076]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
For most tasks (basic IO, DB, CGI, GUI, etc), "write once, run anywhere" applies to both languages. However, not all tasks are system-independent. Even some common tasks are system-specific. A language that is truly "write once, run anywhere" would have very limited functionality. The difference between Perl and Java is that Perl realizes this and doesn't shy away from providing access to the system where it's needed.
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