Java is a third class language.  
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Jeff Relf





PostPosted: 2004-6-17 2:36:00 Top

java-programmer, Java is a third class language. Hi Mark Thornton,

Re: Windows' GDI for easily writing to any raster device
using essentially the same code,
regardless of the printer or the screen.

You asserted,
" Not only does it work well ( in Java )
it also supports some features ( e.g. anti-aliasing )
which may not be available on the OS. "

Even if that were true ( and I highly doubt it ),
Java still couldn't do it with out the OS.

Java Overlays an OS, it doesn't replace it.

Java is a third class language.
No one would use it if they didn't have other options.

 
Satan's Evil Twin





PostPosted: 2004-6-17 3:06:00 Top

java-programmer >> Java is a third class language.

> Java is a third class language.
> No one would use it if they didn't have other options.
>

IOW, one would only use java if one had the option of using other languages?
Gee, that explains it!!


 
Mark Thornton





PostPosted: 2004-6-17 3:37:00 Top

java-programmer >> Java is a third class language. Jeff Relf wrote:

> Hi Mark Thornton,
>
> Re: Windows' GDI for easily writing to any raster device
> using essentially the same code,
> regardless of the printer or the screen.
>
> You asserted,
> " Not only does it work well ( in Java )
> it also supports some features ( e.g. anti-aliasing )
> which may not be available on the OS. "
>
> Even if that were true ( and I highly doubt it ),
> Java still couldn't do it with out the OS.
>
> Java Overlays an OS, it doesn't replace it.
>
> Java is a third class language.
> No one would use it if they didn't have other options.
>

What may I ask are your qualifications for making these unsubstantiated
assertions? You do not appear to have any experience with the language
at all. I have been using Java for over seven years and know its
strengths and weaknesses very well.

Mark Thornton