Conclusions
Java is a very useful language+environment that could be very beneficial to HEP in many areas.
Could Java be used for entire offline for major experiment?
- Technically - Yes
- Will Java Survive long enough?
- Need ISO standard
- Need to see how market forces play out.
Programming in Java is Fun!!
- Spend time architecting an elegant solution to problem to be solved
- Not
- Reinventing the wheel,
- Debugging someone else’s problem
- Porting to different platforms