Calling something "like C++" is a terrible thing to do. On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Frederic Simon <[email protected]>wrote:
> I think Java is more like C, and Scala like C++: > - C is the base workhorse of low level modules (close to the metal - all > the metal there is) > - Java is the base workhorse of the JVM (close to the bytecode) > - C++ is an OO layer on top of C (that will disappear slowly as an > historical aberration) > - Scala is a functional layer on top of Java/JVM (that wil .... :) > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> I think your scala hobbying is leaking through a bit too much, Dick. >> >> Okay, scala might be an interesting take on a future java. In what >> possible universe does this mean 'let's just leave java as is and do >> no more work on it' is the appropriate thing to do? You yourself >> compared java to C++ which is still adding major new features, and >> it's got a loooong headstart on java. >> >> >> > > > -- > JFrog Ltd > 5 Habonim st., P.O.Box 8187 > Netanya, Israel 42504. > Tel: +972 9 8941444 > Fax: +972 9 8659977 > http://www.jfrog.org/ > http://freddy33.blogspot.com/ > http://nothingisinfinite.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- Viktor Klang Rogue Scala-head Blog: klangism.blogspot.com Twttr: viktorklang --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
