Hmmm, I'd assumed it was a source-to-source compiler. Are they thinking of writing a JVM in JavaScript? Can you say slow? And debugging seems like a nightmare. And if it's not that, then how else does it get into the browser?
Presumably, that's what Orto did (a post about which I linked to in the original post), and apparently with reasonable performance results for the examples they provided at the time (circa 2008). Javascript runtimes are becoming absurdly fast these days, so I wouldn't put an efficient and effective JVM-in-Javascript out of reach on spec, at least not yet.
Yeah that just seems silly. But of course that's the Java way: add layers of abstraction wherever possible. Oh, and a big abstract IDE on top of it all would be really helpful ;-)
This is awesome - I have a 30' sailboat that I don't spend nearly enough time on. I would love to cut free for a while this like this guy! It sure would take a lot of courage.
Oh yes, and boats do require quite a bit of maintenance. I do most of mine myself and actually enjoy it usually, but it's not always on my schedule (although I try to be proactive, that helps).
One last thing: as a geek I really love fiddling with the boat systems. Having only two car-type batteries is not a lot, so I've been doing little things like replacing lights with LEDs (every boater should consider that IMHO for 1/8th draw and better longevity), changing how the charging system works, getting some solar going (in progress), etc. It's off the grid living!
Just don't get one of the mini windmills that a lot of cruisers are getting. They are so freaking loud they destroy your peace and quiet (and for those around you). Solar panels are far better.
