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Bill Joy's Takes on C#

Posted by Hemos on from the battle-is-joined dept.

f00zbll writes: "Cnet is running an article by Bill Joy on security and how it relates to C# and Microsoft at large. BJ quotes verbatim: 'C# provides the ability to write unsafe code. In unsafe code it is possible to declare and operate on pointers, to perform conversions between pointers and integral types, to take the address of variables, and so forth.'"

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  1. The Furor about C# by Astral+Jung · · Score: 4, Funny

    I still don't understand what's so evil about C#. If you don't want to use it, you don't have to. But personally, I find that not using C# leaves a sizable gap in several different keys, meaning a lot of stuff comes out just sounding wrong.

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    "What's so random about flipping a coin? Ever heard of the I Ching?"
    1. Re:The Furor about C# by dstone · · Score: 3, Funny

      If people taking a disliking to C# they could always look forward to the upcoming E#. There are suspicions that this language might turn out to be vaporware, however.

      There's nothing vaporous about E#, however I do know that enthusiasts (in the music field field, at least) commonly refer to it as F.

  2. Re:Music lesson... by Ieshan · · Score: 4, Funny

    And actually, that stands for C-Sharp, not C-Flat at all. You could call it D-Flat, but that'd be like a boob-job gone wrong instead of a programming language.

  3. The ultimate secure language by mrroot · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's been alot of controversy lately over security holes in programming languages. There is one language that has stood the test of time and proven to be the most secure language of all, with a record zero (0) reported security holes.

    Here is the link if you want to learn more.

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    I Heart Sorting Networks
  4. His argument backfired too. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What it boils down to is that he is complaining that C# is more powerful and less crippled.

  5. Sun is attempting diversionary tactics... by Stickerboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...before unveiling its secret weapon in the language wars:

    COBOL#!

    Yes, with the power of COBOL# Sun will be able to monopolize the huge untapped market of legacy COBOL code that could be easily modified and brought up to cross-platform, bytecode standards.

    Since there is so much more legacy COBOL code than C/C++ (75-80% of all existing code in businesses is still COBOL), Sun will one-up Microsoft, and along with Java will be able to win over developers with its advanced security features like a rigid sandbox and no direct memory manipulation.

    Next up for Sun, Java++... it's rumored that Sun's pulling out all the stops with this one, and even including a full-fledged graphical developing environment with the J++DK, complete with an intelligent "Programming Assistant" that will warn you when you're writing unsafe code! Dancing Bill Joy or paper clip graphics optional.

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    Light a fire for a man and he'll be warm for a day. Light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
  6. C# - The speed of Java with the safety of C by AJWM · · Score: 3, Funny

    What a wonderful combination!

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    -- Alastair
  7. Well, if Microsoft verifies it to be safe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Then that's good enough for me!

  8. Re:Music lesson... by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Isn't it like saying, in cooking, we have all these herbs and spices, they're too difficult for me, lets throw them out and make everything taste the same?"

    Aha! You have stumbled onto the secret of English cooking!

    Graspee (UK)

  9. what C# really means by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    C# is supposed to be "C++++". Get it? Arrange the +'s in a certain way.