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- From: wemccaug@prairienet.org (Wendy E. McCaughrin)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: 14 Apr 1996 01:23:52 GMT
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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- In a previous article, linden@positive.eng.sun.com (Peter van der Linden) says:
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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
-
- No, one could not. A head of marketing has the objective of selling a product,
- warts and all. The author of a book on C++ has the different task of explain-
- ing the language, including its imperfections/shortcomings which all languages
- have. It is to be expected that the author will believe in his subject or he
- wouldn't contribute to its use with his text, but if he so blindly advocates
- its virtues that he fails to prepare his reader for its pitfalls, however oc-
- casional, he has failed his readership. In other words, a responsible author
- sells training in the use of the language, rather than the language itself.
-
-
- >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 ;-)
- >
- >--
- >Peter van der Linden linden@sun.com
- > Hardly any computers were harmed during the manufacture of this posting.
- >Java powered ----> http://www.best.com/~pvdl Eat fish more.
- >
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