EH... what about eclipse? What about JBuilder? What about netBeans? All of them are written mostly in Java, except for some native driver code. And they work just fine for me.
-----Original Message----- From: Eric VERGNAUD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 4:57 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: I've officially decided that JSTL is one of the worst thingsto ever happen > 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? It's not. But the use case is. While Java is definitely a good approach for business apps, it's unacceptable for edited apps, for which "look and feel" and "raw performance" remain top criterias when the customer makes his choice. ------------------------------- Eric VERGNAUD - JLynx Software Cutting-edge technologies and services for software companies web: http://www.jlynx.com ------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
