On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:30:12 -0700, in cf-talk you wrote: >Eeeeh to each their own... > >Java is Easier true, but from what I understand C++ is still a contender out >there. The tag itself runs faster to make up for the fact that you're going >through the JNI. Granted C++ is the more efficent compiler (from what I'm >understanding, which makes sense because it is the more mature language). >Plus indeed you can do more things with C++ that you can't do with Java (but >with Java you can do most of your common tasks a lot easier with less code). >So it balances out. Then again I could be wrong... > > >My preference is C++ granted that's what I started learning. My skills from >there should port over easily to Java when I wish to. Sure in some >scenarios C++ is overkill, but overkill never hurt anything did it?
My opinion of it is it doesn't really make much difference in general. They're very close to being the same language anyway. Java is essentially just a cleaner subset of C++ with a JIT. There are some folks working on a JIT version of C++ too. As far as cross-compatability most c/c++ projects that start out on a unixy platform have always been designed to re-compile off the bat on almost anything else (excepting maybe Windows). Considering Macintosh is now Unix-powered as well, Windows is the only major player that's the odd man out. It really just depends what you're doing. --min ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
