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William Barker wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> i've posted a few enquiries regarding "new to java" but please tell me what
> do most people use java for ? as opposed to c or c++, because can't you do
> in c++ what can be done in java, i.e OOP, and applets, or is it the jvm
> (java virtual machine) that the main benifit is with java, making it
> portable over a wide range of operating systems ?

The reasons I use Java instead of C++ are:
- it's a more productive language due to garbage collection and being a
simpler, cleaner language.
- I can write applets which are easy to deploy (note that you will need
to spend time testing in *every* browser version you want your applet to
run in)
- I can write server side components which run on multiple
architectures. 
- It uses the same class library across platforms.
- I can use the same language for multiple parts of my system --
applets, servlets, stored procedures (in Oracle 8i, and I think Sybase
too) and CORBA/EJB components.

> my reason is the portabililty between platforms and the advantage of
> writing applets for the web.
> 
> furthermore does java have less instructions than c++,

It lacks operator overloading, templates, objects allocated on the stack
and templates. I only miss templates.

> if so does this make
> java less powerfull or less programmable.. also with java are you further
> away from the computer,

You are further away from the computer -- which is good. Java is
providing a higher level of abstraction of what a computer is.

> can java be used for writing say a database application with a windows
> frontend using the GUI and lastly can you include an inline assembler ?

Yes and no.

Tom