On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Ruben Reusser <rube...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi there, > > I always felt the compelling reason to switch from C/C++ to java was that > there was a good set of libraries that came with java making my life easier > to develop web application and break from the cgi scripts - Java had a good > looking socket library that was easy to understand, nice file handling and > an ok looking GUI library for little inhouse tools (compared to having to > understand MFC and the windows UI programming model). Java was easier than > C/C++ and it felt like developers would not have to be so smart to actually > write good code - so overall it seemed to make good business sense to bet > your next app on Java instead of C/C++. > > If one wants to replace java today, what do you think it would take? Is it > going to be enough to just have a nicer, easier language? Would one need a > set of API's with the language that solve some big problems we have today > (and what problem is there to solve)? Is it necessary to provide a good IDE > for the language right from the start? > > Would love to hear your comments. My personal belief: A language that is expressive enough to write code that makes advanced functionality easy to abstract into a nice, clean syntax for business developers. So as a library consumer I can focus on getting my business rules correct and as a library producer I can create complex solutions that are easy for the consumer to consume. For me, this means: 1) Reducing line noise/boiler plate code 2) Strongly typed 3) Statically typed 4) Good tooling (IDE support et al) 5) A rich, open-source, library ecosystem > > Ruben > > > > -- Viktor Klang Scala Loudmouth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
