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- From: dshaker@samsara.smalltalk.com (Doug Shaker)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk
- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: 29 Mar 1996 15:22:05 GMT
- Organization: The Smalltalk Store
- Message-ID: <4jgv6t$hon@kadath.zeitgeist.net>
- References: <3134D499.653E@ix.netcom.com> <4j408e$mqk@news.nstn.ca> <4je8da$deu@news.tiac.net> <315BFB16.B74@isg.de>
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- In article <315BFB16.B74@isg.de>, Stephan Wolf <wolf@isg.de> wrote:
- >
- >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 have to agree with you there. When we aren't talking about Java or
- paying homage to Smalltalk, all of us tend to say "Use an appropriate
- language for your problem." That is, we believe that people should
- use a language that has been optimized for the parameters that are
- important for the problem domain. That is why most AI programs are
- written in LISP and most operating systems in C. The idea that a
- language (Java) that has been optimized for speed of transmission of
- binaries over the Internet will rule all applications, forever, is
- bizarre.
-
- Java is a fine new language that will be used in many situations. The
- creation of a new language that makes it is a rare event and a cause
- for celebration. But it isn't going to kill off everything else. If
- Smalltalk dies, it is more likely to be because the Smalltalk vendors
- care more about single-quarter profitability than they do about
- marketshare. Java will only be an innocent bystander.
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