Java is a safe bet for this kind of thing: you can sandbox things up pretty well... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		davidw on Jan 21, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kindle Development Kit Java is a safe bet for this kind of thing: you can sandbox things up pretty well and keep people from doing Evil Things. Also, it's pretty popular with Big Companies, so it's a likely bet for that reason as well.

rubinelli on Jan 21, 2010 [–]

Kindle Simulator... on Mac, PC, and Linux desktops.

Simultaneous release? It could be another VM, but it smells like Java to me.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact