gf000 an hour ago

You can just supply a minimized runtime for your program, which is the primary way to ship Java programs for quite some time now.

jimbob45 6 hours ago

Java’s cardinal sin was not owning the OS like Microsoft’s C# to force end-users to update the framework. Oracle really didn’t understand what they were sitting on with their Ubuntu competitor Solaris.

  • sander1095 5 hours ago

    This has no longer been the case for C# for 10 years since the release of .NET Core and (now) .NET. The runtime is no longer bundled with the OS.

    This is only true for older .NET Framework applications.

    • Topfi 4 hours ago

      Isn’t it post installation still updated via Windows Update as they said (force end-users to update the framework)?

      • nly 3 hours ago

        Only patches, it doesn't automatically install new major versions