Ugo Cei wrote:
I must say that I started this discussion with an open mind, but the more I think about it, the more I am convinced that Bruce Eckel is right: Java doesn't need checked exceptions, they are a failed experiment.
One could extend the concept and say the same about strong typing.
Java might say it has strong typing, but I'd call it strong inconvenient typing. C++ has strong convenient typing - just like
Java 1.5 (as far as I've seen it).
I will party when 1.5 gets mainstream - typed collections and polymorphic numbers/Numbers at last! If we wait another
5 years you'll hardly see any difference with C++ at all (except for memory management of course).
Leon
