quicktime-java

On Oct 14, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Jason Proctor wrote:

> also yes it looks like QTJ is soon going to be another victim of  
> Apple's gradual withdrawal from Java, which is a massive own goal  
> IMHO. the QTJ component of this system is not expected to be long- 
> lived (thankfully).

I disagree with the way you're coloring that statement.  IMHO, it's  
more valid to say that QTJ is a victim of Apple's gradual withdrawal  
from Carbon.  QTJ is a set of OO bindings around the classic,  
procedural C QuickTime API, which is clearly headed for obsolescence  
(already can't run in 64-bit mode, for example).

If you want to complain that Apple hasn't provided a Java wrapper  
around  the modern QTKit API, fine, but do try to think about how it  
would be in Apple's best interest to do so.  Considering the poor and  
declining state of desktop Java, and Sun's stated intent to develop a  
new cross-platform media API of its own (Java Media Components, an  
offshoot of JavaFX), I think Apple's disinterest in the topic is  
entirely understandable.  They don't, and shouldn't, have a dog in  
this fight.

IMHO, Java media support should be Sun's problem, not Apple's, if they  
have any serious interest in promoting Java as a desktop platform.   
Unfortunately, Sun has little competence, experience, credibility,  
talent, or passion when it comes to media, so I don't expect much from  
JMC.

--Chris

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