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John MacDonald wrote:
> 
> Hi All:
> 
> I hope that this is the right forum for this question. I would like to know
> real in depth reasons why I should use Java over C++ Builder 4.0?
> 
> I already know and am quite ok with C++; again what are the benefits to
> changing to Java?

A few:

Java is a more productive language than C++ -- garbage collection means
that you spend much less time searching for memory leaks and prematurely
freed objects.

Java is more maintainable because it is simpler -- no operator
overloading, no copy constructors etc. I'd claim that you can't write
good C++ without knowing Scott Meyers' books, but most of the traps he
points out can't get you in Java.

Java is cross-platform -- i.e. any Java application will run on any
platform a JVM is available for. Yes, C++ compilers are available for
many platforms, but each one has a different API for the user interface
(if not for more basic services as well).

Tom