I think Java is more like C, and Scala like C++: - C is the base workhorse of low level modules (close to the metal - all the metal there is) - Java is the base workhorse of the JVM (close to the bytecode) - C++ is an OO layer on top of C (that will disappear slowly as an historical aberration) - Scala is a functional layer on top of Java/JVM (that wil .... :)
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot <reini...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I think your scala hobbying is leaking through a bit too much, Dick. > > Okay, scala might be an interesting take on a future java. In what > possible universe does this mean 'let's just leave java as is and do > no more work on it' is the appropriate thing to do? You yourself > compared java to C++ which is still adding major new features, and > it's got a loooong headstart on java. > > > > -- JFrog Ltd 5 Habonim st., P.O.Box 8187 Netanya, Israel 42504. Tel: +972 9 8941444 Fax: +972 9 8659977 http://www.jfrog.org/ http://freddy33.blogspot.com/ http://nothingisinfinite.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
