Why are so many new languages written for the Java VM?

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Published on 2010-03-19T14:19:45Z Indexed on 2010/03/20 11:11 UTC
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There are more and more programming languages (Scala, Clojure,...) coming out that are made for the Java VM and are therefore compatible with the Java Byte-Code.

I'm beginning to ask myself: Why the Java VM?

  • What makes it so powerful or popular that there are new programming languages, which seem gaining popularity too, created for it?

  • Why don't they write a new VM for a new language?

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