Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:56:56 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: tlambert2@mindspring.com, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86 Message-ID: <XFMail.011029135656.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <15325.52842.924427.464498@caddis.yogotech.com>
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On 29-Oct-01 Nate Williams wrote: >> > [ Moved to -chat, and reduced Cc list somewhat ] >> > >> >> > > type-checking than C, (but before anybody suggest it: "...but without >> >> > > all >> >> > > the excess luggage and emotional hangups of C++") >> >> > >> >> > Even implying that C++ simply has emotional hangups is like saying >> >> > that Jeffrey Dahmer merely had an eating disorder. :) >> >> > >> >> > That language is nothing less than a distillation of raw evil. >> >> >> >> Any tool looks evil if it is used incorrectly. >> > >> > Any tool that requires you to go through the gyrations that C++ requires >> > in order to accomplish simple things is evil. ;) >> >> 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.). > > Java is my #1 choice for language. If I was writing something using a GUI, it is for me. I _really_ like how easy it is to use things in Swing (yes, I haven't really played with Java since 1.1.x + swing days :-P). Just plug the item in a container and boom, it all works. And the interface is clean w/o needing precompilers or other hacks. -- 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
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