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- From: Bob Hodge <bob.hodge@software.rockwell.com>
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- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:15:22 -0500
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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
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