TOH/Arma 3 getting Java/JVM support for scripting

[Sweeper]

Holy molly. This rocks:

Take On Java
Hi fellow scripters,

Initially we had hoped to release the major upgrade to our scripting technology with Patch 1.03, but we were not able to get it fully implemented in time. Therefore we're pushing the ability to use Java to the next patch

Why is this awesome™?
Using a widespread, proven and robust language with loads of documentation and tutorials.
Using IDEs such as NetBeans and Eclipse for development and debugging.
Using Object-Oriented programming architecture and design.
Using generally much higher performance script execution.
Using many standard Java libraries instead of reinventing the wheel.

Note: this will not replace SQF scripting, so the transition should be smooth.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=2073088

[widow.nl]

I'm not a   

[Sweeper]

Not what, Widow?

[widow.nl]

lol my keybord died on me, I was struggeling with it and aparently during that fight it decided to post the comment already
Just ordered a new keybord, now I'm typing without a smooth working space key and a broken piece underneeth it, it types weird, I should learn not to put out my frustrations on my keyboard I guess

Beter here is what I wanted to say:

I'm not a programmer but this sounds promising indeed, Java is a wide spread used language and this will probably attract more people to it, which is a good thing I guess...

[Sweeper]

Could not agree more. If they nail this it will open up the world of scripting for many more people, and probably make it more feasible to make bigger, better and more performant code.

[WhereIsBeef?]

I took a java course in high school, too bad I don't remember a thing.

[Sweeper]

Hopefull it will just be a standard jvm, locked down for reading network, files etc, so people can use whatever language they fancy (e.g. groovy, scala, jruby or even clojure..).