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Andrew Koenig <ark@research.att.com> wrote:
>Of course, the head of Java marketing is expected to say things like this,
>whether or not the facts strictly justify them.

Well Andrew, one could equally well say that a proponent, supporter,
and author of a book on  C++ would be expected to defend the C++ language 
by saying something like this, regardless of whether it is borne out by 
the evidence or not  ;-)

If you could suggest some metrics for language acceptance and popularity, 
we could get some figures on how quickly Java is replacing C++ and in 
what contexts.  It's an unequal struggle in many respects -- C++ is 
well-established, but Java has had the opportunity to learn from C++'s
experience and mistakes.

My personal belief is that C++ has peaked and will now go into a steady
decline.   But lets see some metrics proposed for measuring this.
Everyone's got an opinion ;-)

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