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  1. Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk
  2. Path: news.hawaii.edu!phinely
  3. From: phinely@Hawaii.Edu (Peter Hinely)
  4. Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
  5. X-Nntp-Posting-Host: uhunix4.its.hawaii.edu
  6. Message-ID: <Dp5J6n.F2K@news.hawaii.edu>
  7. Sender: news@news.hawaii.edu
  8. Organization: University of Hawaii
  9. References: <3134D499.653E@ix.netcom.com> <4jgv6t$hon@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <4jh791$mps@news.cais.com> <4jhbu7$h4d@galaxy.ucr.edu>
  10. Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 21:47:11 GMT
  11.  
  12. In article <4jhbu7$h4d@galaxy.ucr.edu>, Tom Payne <thp@cs.ucr.edu> wrote:
  13. >Matthew Handy (handy@iapps.com) wrote:
  14. >: 
  15. >: This entire "will Java replace C++" or "will Java replace Smalltalk" is 
  16. >: interesting.
  17. >: 
  18. >: Following the same logic, I ask the question:
  19. >: 
  20. >: "Will rock and roll replace country music?"
  21. >
  22. >The question "Will Java kill/replace C++?" is really akin to asking,
  23. >"Will rock-and-roll kill/replace music?", which some claim has already
  24. >occurred. ;-)
  25. >
  26.  
  27. C++ is cacophony, not music.  ;-)
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