100% agree. I worked on a large C++ project with 8 other people, and everything seemed to go fine, until we released the product. Once it was put to the real test, we realized that fixing bugs and redistributing it to the users is a dead-end HARD job. Never touching C++ again unless at a gun point.
-----Original Message----- From: Laurence Arabia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 4:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: I've officially decided that JSTL is one of the worst things to ever happen >Hi > > > After getting convinced to try JSTL, I learned the following things: > >.. > >Having read points 1-6, I thought, there must be a truth in your remarks. >(I did'nt use JSTL or EL yet, but I am about to try.) > >But then I got to: > > > Why was C++ invented? To give programmers jobs. No other reason >whatsoever, C does whatever C++ does just as good, and better. > >At that point, you just showed to be very closed-minded. >(C++ does have an accurate object model, which improves a lot. Yes, you can >do similar things with macros, but cumbersomely. From your point of view, >go >ahead and programm assembly code. Believe me, it dies whatever C does just >as good, and better.) > I am inclined to agree but not for the same blanket reasons. I have worked on 2 very large C++ projects 30+ developers. And I did with another company the same thing with C and Java with 7 people in 1/4 the time. I have never touched C++ since. Why if you realise you made a design booboo (As I am sure I am not the only one)and it has to be changed ripping C++ apart is a more difficult than Java. I know you can say thats down to good OO design but really in todays practical terms OO design is low on the priority of getting a product out the door. I have changed my doctrine to using small C files (less than 1000line) as drivers and then do all the business modelling in Java. A system becomes monolithic very quickly unless you are prepared to rip it apart and put it back together even before tomorrows deadline. Thats why I cannot see myself using C++ again because its too hard keep dependencies segregated and the number of layers while trying to do so increases. And developers becomes scared of changing anything. Do you think my argumenr is fundamentally flawed? _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 07.06.2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 07.06.2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
