Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 09:15:58 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86 Message-ID: <15326.53822.743881.437495@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <20011030081253.D36195@darkstar.gte.net> References: <3BDE6ED3.64DC027E@mindspring.com> <XFMail.011030073149.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20011030081253.D36195@darkstar.gte.net>
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> I'm curious, have any of you tried python? What are your opinions? I haven't, sorry. However, I've heard very good things about it. > I could not get past the fact that if I wrote a program in Java, > I couldn't say so anywhere. Huh? You can certainly say that it's a Java program legally. As a matter of fact, you may *have* to say it's a Java program, to warn the consumer why it's so slow. :) :) Nate > > On 30-Oct-01 Terry Lambert wrote: > > > John Baldwin wrote: > > >> 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: > > > > I still prefer it to C++'s problems. :) > > > > > 1) It can't do multiple inheritance > > > > Interfaces are like multiple inheritance of pure abstract classes and are > > simpler to get right. > > > > > 2) You can instance classes without constructing them (the > > > JavaMail API has a number of examples of this) > > > > So? > > > > > 3) Strong typing is for weak minds > > > > Or lazy ones. :) I wouldn't use Java for OS hacking, but for applications, > > strong typing is more useful. > > > > > -- Terry > > > > -- > > > > John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ > > PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc > > "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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