Increase of CPU power and JIT VMs or gcj make it possible to develop
certain kinds of audio software.
Compared to C/C++ some problems you might find are:
- The unpredictability of the garbage collector.
- A higher latency.
- A slower GUI.
Check out
http://www.jsresources.org for a lot of resources and examples.
javasound-interest(a)java.sun.com is a mailing list where your questions
will get more informed answers.
You may also want to have a look at Qt (
www.trolltech.com). It is a
C++ framework that bears a certain resemblance to Java APIs.
HTH,
Luis