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ark@research.att.com (Andrew Koenig) wrote:

>In article <4k3cdo$np5@taurus.adnc.com> tsikes@netcom.com (Terry Sikes) writes:

>> For an interesting evangelical view, see JavaWorld's interview
>> with Kim Polese, former head of Java marketing at Sun:

>> "I would say just from a standpoint of programming language popularity, I
>> think Java is going to replace C++ and is boing to become the language that
>> university students learn when they sit down and write their first line of
>> code, because it is the best example of what a programming language should
>> be.  It is an exemplary programming language.  It has all the right features
>> in it, and it's very elegantly constructed and architected."

>Of course, the head of Java marketing is expected to say things like this,
>whether or not the facts strictly justify them.

Good point, though it does beg the question.  Truthfully, the more
interesting aspect of this article was that it made clear that Sun views
Java in a much more general-purpose role than simply an "Internet
programming language".

How it stacks up against C++ in the long run will be interesting to see.

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