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Article #135Re: Will Java kill C++?
From: Ernie Wright
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 23:26
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 23:26
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Vlastimil Adamovsky wrote: > > 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. > >-- > I think, that people are too excited by Java (which is an interesting, > though an oversold language even if free). > Most people, who are saying that Java is going to replace C++ are > either interested in, what they say, financially or they simply don't > want to admit that they failed to master such a powerfull tool as C++ > certainly is. > Now they are in process to fail to master Smalltalk, when they'll fail > to master Java, they will shout that Jave will be replaced by new > language called IceCream**. > ******************************************* > * Vlastimil Adamovsky * > * Smalltalk, C++ and Envelop development * > *******************************************You beg the question regarding why those who like JAVA may have failed to "master" Smalltalk and C++.....for example, which flavor of Smalltalk and which flavor of C++ are you the "master" of? If you work on JAVA you can be certain that you know the language. How do you think JAVA will fare when it has 16 years under its belt like Smalltalk, really.......look how fast this is happening, aren't at least interested in it since you are in this forum? Just a few thoughts from... The javaguy@ibm.net
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: Ernie Wright <javaguy@ibm.net> Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++? Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 18:26:43 -0500 Organization: The JAVA(tm) Shop Message-ID: <31684F33.2528@ibm.net> References: <315BFB16.B74@isg.de> <4jgv6t$hon@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <4k3cdo$np5@taurus.adnc.com> <DpG1s1.GC9@research.att.com> <4k71f5$ot5@news2.ios.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip129-37-244-91.tx.us.ibm.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01Gold (Win95; I)