-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > Victor Subervi wrote: >> Hmm. Why did you switch to Java? > > Rich system API, everything inherits from Object (helps in many > situations), the relization that 99% of time I was using ptrs it > was only to keep a ref to some struct in RAM (the only time I have > ever found a use for them is when for some hardware reason you > *MUST* address a specific address in RAM) for low level work you > can turn the GC off via a non-JVM compilor, etc. Basically it lets > me not worry about low level details that are pure book keeping vs. > some performence/functionality gain
Forgot to mention reflection which makes certain things possible (not just easier)... for example the aMock product I make would be impossible without reflection and even thisTest would be significantly harder to use without it. - -- Aryeh M. Friedman FloSoft Systems http://www.flosoft-systems.com Developer, not business, friendly -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHeSwYzIOMjAek4JIRAl6DAKCNiZ6wv2cyyWbRzUpnUYa98X7lPACcDlfQ fmt4j82cfv77ixXRVlWbck8= =QhCH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"