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- From: linden@positive.eng.sun.com (Peter van der Linden)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk
- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: 7 Apr 1996 02:52:04 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
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- Andrew Koenig <ark@research.att.com> wrote:
- >Of course, the head of Java marketing is expected to say things like this,
- >whether or not the facts strictly justify them.
-
- Well Andrew, one could equally well say that a proponent, supporter,
- and author of a book on C++ would be expected to defend the C++ language
- by saying something like this, regardless of whether it is borne out by
- the evidence or not ;-)
-
- If you could suggest some metrics for language acceptance and popularity,
- we could get some figures on how quickly Java is replacing C++ and in
- what contexts. It's an unequal struggle in many respects -- C++ is
- well-established, but Java has had the opportunity to learn from C++'s
- experience and mistakes.
-
- My personal belief is that C++ has peaked and will now go into a steady
- decline. But lets see some metrics proposed for measuring this.
- Everyone's got an opinion ;-)
-
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