24-core CPU and I can’t move my mouse

Re:24-core CPU and I can’t move my mouse by pjmlp on Monday July 10, 2017 @08:21AM (#14735239)

A bit older here.

C++ has been by next loved language after Turbo Pascal, since then I learned and used countless languages, but C++ was always on the "if you can only pick 5" kind of list.

Since 2006 I am mostly a Java/.NET languages guy, but still keep C++ on that list.

Mostly because I won't use C unless obliged to do so, and all languages intended to be "a better C++" still haven't proved themselves on the type of work we do, thus decreasing our productivity.

Because in spite of Swift, Java, .NET and JavaScript, C++ is the best supported option from OS vendors SDKs.

I dream of the day I could have an OpenJDK with AOT compilation to native code with support for value types, or a .NET Native that can target any OS instead of UWP apps.

Until then C++ it is, but only for those little things requiring low level systems code.

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Re:24-core CPU and I can’t move my mouse by benwaffle on Monday July 10, 2017 @08:57AM (#14735459)

> I dream of the day I could have an OpenJDK with AOT compilation to native code with support for value types

Check out http://www.scala-native.org/en/latest/

Maybe it will have value types after java gets them

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Re:24-core CPU and I can’t move my mouse by pjmlp on Monday July 10, 2017 @09:49AM (#14735840)

I am aware of it, but when one works in teams at customer sites, we are bound to what IT gives us, on the sanctioned images for externals.

The presentation at Scala days was interesting.

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