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Java To Overtake C/C++ in 2002

Posted by Hemos on from the like-a-strong-cup-of-joe dept.

jarek writes "ZDNET has an article that talks about latest research data. It talks about how Java is overtaking C/C++ next year. The article also talks about developers adopting linux and putting linux to use in mission critical tasks." It's evidently taking developers from the C/C++, but also the Visual Basic camps, with strong growth overseas.

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  1. Heheheh. by Nevrar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone forgot to moderate the article as Flamebait...

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  2. In 2002 War was beginning... by siegesama · · Score: 2, Funny


    But then out of nowhere in 2004 comes D! D shall over-throw them all!

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  3. Re:Java lacks genericity... by joss · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. your routine is ugly as fuck, given two objects, it would take less code to inline the function than call it.

    2. having to use arrays like this because references don't exist brings up a whole bunch more problems because not only can people mistakenly swap different types of object, they can pass wrong sized arrays.

    3. compile time checking is better than runtime checking, a *real-life* example would have to come from a large program so I can't be bothered, but the fact remains that this kind of programming encourages bugs.

    4. your function won't work on int/float/boolean/etc because they are not derived from Object. Use a real OO language like smalltalk if you want single root done right.

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  4. Them Jafa Beans by RalphTWaP · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows that java's been underlying program development in all languages. After all, computer scientists are machines for turning caffeine into algorithms, right?