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- From: Stephan Wolf <wolf@isg.de>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk
- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:00:38 +0100
- Organization: Innovative Software
- Message-ID: <315BFB16.B74@isg.de>
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- > Certainly Smalltalk would have died with or without Java. But the
- > hype and excitement surrounding Java is accelerating Smalltalk's
- > demise. Take price as an example. A Smalltalk development system
- > with required tools can cost anywhere between $5000-$20000 PER
- > LICENSE! Do you think ANY language with this price point has a bright
- > future? VC++ 4.0 is priced at $500; Java is free! Do you honestly
- > believe Smalltalk can justify this cost?
-
- What makes you think that Java is for free? Look at Borland 5.0,
- Symantec┤s Cafe, MS (later this year), SUN┤s Java Workshop, Innovative
- Software┤s OEW, etc. They┤re only availabe for free for a short period
- of time.
-
- I don┤t know if Java will kill Smalltalk. Many people have invested
- quite a lot. There is a good chance that all *real* languages survive. I
- just doubt that those 4GLs will have a chance.
-
- Stephan
-