On Saturday 06 May 2006 07:55 pm, Mark H. Harris wrote:
On Saturday 06 May 2006 14:30, kai wrote:
/me raises eyebrow - something wrong with Java? Please tell us more. I've programmed in Java, Visual Basic, Cobol, Pascal, C++, C#, and a bit of assembler. So far, I've found Java to be a tight and comfortable programming language. Like any language it has its annoyances.
You don't have RPG or FORTRAN on your list... most of us guys old enough to program COBOL have had our share of both of the others also... :-))
LOL - No, I'm not a "COBOL" programmer. In fact, my only real experience with it was at my last job, where I had to dig into some old (sometimes mid-80's) code and make some tweaks.
The reason you don't hate Java is because you don't have C on your list... and C programmers need and *must* always and forever use pointers. [its in our blood] anyway, Java is crummy C++ without pointer support... ;-) and well, without pointers you might as well be using Basic... which I guess you did for a while... me too... but that was way way way back on the Vic20 Motorola 6502...
Java functions... its slow, but it works. C++ is better, C is even better, and with a TCL/TK wrapper is the best!
Java is like coffee... before I drink it I always want to add something like cream and/or sugar... then I remember that the stuff is just bad for me...
Allright! Well, thanks for your answer. :) I just like it because - now that I have netbeans - it is an easy way to create a cross-platform GUI that looks decent in both Linux and Windows. In fact, I need to get off my duff and get back to programming. :P -- kai - www.perfectreign.com www.livebeans.com - the new NetBeans community 43...for those who require slightly more than the answer to life, the universe and everything.