2006-07-11 11:24:26 · 5 answers · asked by funkyfraiser 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Only languages which are interpeted (Python, php, perl) or that run on a virtual machine (java, pascal)) can be platform independent because the interpreter or virtual machine handles platform details and presents a common interface to the code.
But this only goes so far. As soon as you are at the hardware or device driver level, it's tme to get out the C/C++ compiler.
2006-07-11 12:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In general, COBOL is supposed to be.
However, any language that meets ANSI standards is SUPPOSED to be platform independent!
If you mean OBJECT code independent, and not SOURCE code independent, though, then I only know of JAVA!
2006-07-11 18:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by N2FC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VP is platform independant.
Try www.tao-group.com
The virtual processor isolates the real processor
if you write directly in vp or in java/ c /c++ etc and compile it to vp, it will run on any platform that has a vp runtime.
2006-07-11 19:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by ngufra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C#. That runs on windows, and either its on linux and their making a patch for it to run on mac or it runs on mac and their making a patch for it to run on linux. Well its not a patch either, its the .Net runtime library. All OSes need to have the .Net runtime library installed, even windows...
2006-07-11 19:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by w3rd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actionscript for macromedia flash. Thats all I can think of.
2006-07-11 18:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by earlsquareling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋