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- From: Adam Megacz <kalessin@netcom.com>
- Subject: Re: Will JAVA kill C++?
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- Curtis Green wrote:
-
- > code reliablity is more a function of programmer ability than language
- > features. I agree that C++ is woefully missing garbage collection but
- > you can pick up class libraries with those features. A lousy programmer can
- > write lousy programs in any language.
-
- Amen. Also, I believe that every feature in Java can be had in C++
- merely by adding class libraries and choosing not to use pointers. As
- for the bytecode stuff, ANDF works just fine for C++. Does anyone know
- of a feature in Java that C++ can't do (w/o some extra source code)? I'd
- like to know!
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- - Adam
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