[1461] in java-interest
Re: Iced Java for Systems Programming
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Ehrich)
Mon Sep 4 12:55:23 1995
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 08:55:21 -0600
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
From: ehrich@legarto.minn.net (William Ehrich)
> however, i don't
> really see a need for the language you propose. you are re-introducing much
> of what java (thankfully) removed without adding any real value. other than
> as an implementation language for a java run-time system, why would i decide
> to use your iced java over good old java?
Different programs solve different problems. Mine read files which were not
written by a Java program, so I use a lot of constructions like:
omega = *(double *)(line + 7);
and:
if (*(long *)(line + 1) == 'data') { ... }
The work-arounds would be awkward and would not make good use of the
machine's inherent capabilities.
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