Re: Write in C++ and DIE a DOG's death?? High speed box comming!

From: Bryan Althaus <bryan_at_panix.com>
Date: 1998/04/07
Message-ID: <6gdeo9$es5@news1.panix.com>#1/1

In comp.databases.sybase Joel Garry <joelga_at_pebble.ml.org> wrote:

: In article <ptuV.154$Tf3.3407886_at_news.ipass.net>,
: David Sisk <davesisk_at_ipass.net> wrote:

:>This is just my opinion, but there's only two kinds of Java: Microsoft's
:>and everyone else's. In my opinion, Microsoft will lose this battle, and
:>the Java spec owned by Sun (and endorsed by the rest of the computing
:>vendors) will become the de facto standard. The biggest differences at this
:>point are the JVM's for each platform, not the language itself (with the
:>exception of Microsoft). The JVM's are 2-3 times better now than they were
:>a year ago, and you should expect this trend to continue. All this is
:>merely my opinion, though. Java is too technically correct not to succeed
:>at the level that C++ has (not as a "trendy" language like Powerbuilder,
:>Visual Basic, SQLWindows, etc.)
 

: Many things have been technically correct, and haven't succeeded, so no one
: ever hears about them.  Technical superiority may be a hindrance.  Never
: underestimate the power of the dark side, Luke.
 
: I (unfortunately, because I think the guy's manner is making linux et al look

: bad) have to agree with gold_bag that there are much better ways to program : than writing entire applications in C++.

Check out April's issue of Object magazine "Object Front" column, interview with Bjarne Stroustrup about Java and C++. Some interesting comments from someone who knows a bit about writing in an OO language. Received on Tue Apr 07 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT