hi there, I always felt the compelling reason to switch from C/C++ to java was that there was a good set of libraries that came with java making my life easier to develop web application and break from the cgi scripts - Java had a good looking socket library that was easy to understand, nice file handling and an ok looking GUI library for little inhouse tools (compared to having to understand MFC and the windows UI programming model). Java was easier than C/C++ and it felt like developers would not have to be so smart to actually write good code - so overall it seemed to make good business sense to bet your next app on Java instead of C/C++.
If one wants to replace java today, what do you think it would take? Is it going to be enough to just have a nicer, easier language? Would one need a set of API's with the language that solve some big problems we have today (and what problem is there to solve)? Is it necessary to provide a good IDE for the language right from the start? Would love to hear your comments. Ruben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
