[6529] in java-interest
Take Sun's Java hype with a grain of salt.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aronson, John A.,)
Wed Apr 3 12:28:35 1996
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:35:00 EST
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From: "Aronson, John A.," <JFA@CATALINK.COM>
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I think Sun got a little too cute when they decided to make Java "better"
and "simpler" than C++.
Weirdest thing I've noticed so far about Java is Sun's claim that there
are no pointers in Java. It seems more like everything is a pointer in
Java. If you declare an object variable and fail to use the 'new'
operator you get a null pointer exception. Sounds like pointer to me. Why
does 'new' exist in a laguage without pointers in the first place? Why
can't you simply declare an instance like this?
Color myColor(33, 66, 99);
For me, Java is undeniable useful because of it's portability, but it's
claims to be a superior language is just a load of hype.
John Aronson
