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From: Arved Sandstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sat 12/14/2002 3:47 PM
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Subject: RE: Sun XSL Formatter
>>Sure, in a narrow sense. Binary rather than source. In practical terms C is
considerably more portable. Java is basically a Windows and MacOS X VM.<<
Last I checked, it was more than that. At a minimum, your list of OSes is a
tad bit small. My company runs JBoss on an AS/400 running OS400, and one of my old
instant messengers has been reported to be running on OS/2. And then there's things
like the KVM. I'd like to see C so portable it goes straight from a Linux desktop and
compiles for a Palm without requiring a mountain of preprocessor directives.
>>
We could debate that. :-) I spend a lot of time every week dealing with Java
NPEs.
<<
I'm not sure what your point is there. I deal with null pointers in any
language with pointers.
>>
Seriously, you're right. Java is better for this. Writing good C requires a
lot of background.
<<
Lesser men could take offense to that. Especially if they weren't C
programmers already.
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