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Joe Kinsella wrote:
[...]
> To get back to the topic of this thread--no, I don't think Java will
> kill C++.  I think the Microsoft Active-X architecture will limit the
> penetration Java will make in at least the Windows/C++ market--thereby
> ensuring C++ remains the dominant language for years to come.  [...]

 Actually, Active-X may accelerate the penetration of Java. Microsoft is 
making a really large committment to Java, evidenced by the demo of their 
"Jakarta" environment at the PDC in SF. Someone at MS noticed that Java 
classes map very well to COM (Component Object Model) interfaces, and 
made the MS VM understand that very, very well. To Java code running in 
MS's VM, all COM interfaces will appear as normal Java classes. All Java 
classes will appear to the system as COM interfaces, as well. This gives 
Java a large advantage in the Windows environment, and may possibly 
signal a sea change in how mainstream Windows development is done. 
(Especially if, as is rumored, the "Cairo" generation of NT implements 
all system services natively as COM objects.)

 Isn't competition wonderful?

Bob Hodge