Re:Generating a Java program with 90% less code
by proverbialbunny on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @01:29PM
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>But if Java was so unsuitable for such a wide range of tasks, what made us think it was a good general purpose language?
Other competing languages you would use today didn't exist, and C++98 was a pain in the ass. The selling point back then was Java was C++98 with all of the difficult parts stripped out, and with good tooling and IDE support. Back then people flocked to Java like some sort of oasis. Today, even modern C++ is better in most ways.
Other competing languages you would use today didn't exist, and C++98 was a pain in the ass. The selling point back then was Java was C++98 with all of the difficult parts stripped out, and with good tooling and IDE support. Back then people flocked to Java like some sort of oasis. Today, even modern C++ is better in most ways.