On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:29:02 +1300, HappyEvilSlosh > > Or pointers for that matter. > > I understand that it's more you can't see them rather than they aren't > there, hence the pointer exceptions java sometimes throws. >
Java lacks explicit pointers. You can't use them yourself, but they're used by the underlying mechanism (and called "references" I believe). So although this adds a little simplicity, the programmer is still required to understand the concept of pointers and how they behave. Which kinda defeats the purpose of concealing them IMO. Java has a few quirks which annoy anyone, but on the whole it ain't a bad language.... Gareth.
