Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:20:44 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: tlambert2@mindspring.com Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86 Message-ID: <15326.50508.909158.688936@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <3BDE6ED3.64DC027E@mindspring.com> References: <XFMail.011029134349.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <3BDE6ED3.64DC027E@mindspring.com>
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> > My personal peeve with C++ is that is a growth on teh side of C (although at > > this point it's larger than C..) I prefer the way Java lays out code > > (functions defined within the class, etc.). Unfortunately, the > > implemenetations of Java running around aren't the speediest unless you are > > running !FreeBSD. :-/ Granted, speed isn't needed for all things. > > Java has several problems: > > 1) It can't do multiple inheritance This is certainly not a problem. This is a good thing, and one of the strengths of Java. It doesn't bring in all of the *crap* that C++ does. In any case, you can perform almost all of the same functionality using interfaces, in a much cleaner fashion. I've yet to find a good example of multiple inheritance that couldn't also be done in a simpler fashion using Java + inheritance. > 2) You can instance classes without constructing them (the > JavaMail API has a number of examples of this) And your point is? > 3) Strong typing is for weak minds That's an elitist attitude from someone who hasn't tried using it. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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