Re:Poll: Preferred alternate JVM language
by thevegetarian on Sunday February 19, 2012 @03:44PM
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That's a lot like arguing that since my C++ code hasn't segfaulted or leaked memory in 10 years that garbage collection in Java is essentially pointless. I also don't see much need for classes in that new-fangled C++ thing since my assembler code has a "solid" feel to it and has worked reliably for years. Being too lazy to initialize registers correctly is not a reason to add more features.
You should know that you must initialise all types to a default value. Then you don't need a language feature for "None". Being lazy or stupid is not a reason to add a language feature.
Oh and none of my code has thrown an NPE for over 10 years. That was when I started using pre and post condition checking which ultimately solves a lot more problems than some language feature.
There is nowt wrong with null, if you truly understand what it is.