Re: [OT] Threads, inelegance, and Java

[Adam Sampson]

Rob Landley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> > However, the very concept of Java encourages not caring about
> > "performance, system-design or any elegance whatsoever".
> The same arguments were made 30 years ago about writing the OS in a high 
> level language like C rather than in raw assembly.

30 years ago we didn't have C compilers that produce better code than
you can write by hand. ;)

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Adam Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>                  <URL:http://azz.us-lot.org/>
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