Re: Java - Most Popular Language?
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Originally Posted by _uj
Why are you so formal? I've lived through this from the birth of Java and onwards. The true story is never in public statements and you should know that if you are a practitioner.
You claimed that Sun overhyped Java and dissed C++; I spent years developing with C++ and moved to Java as it became mainstream, and I don't remember the sort of hype from Sun that you claim, so I was curious about what they'd actually said (although I do remember plenty of 'my language is better than your language' wars between developers who should have known better). As I suspected, you can't or won't back up your assertions, so I can't take them seriously. Most businesses make exaggerated or over-optimistic claims about new products (remember 'The Last One' ?). Sun and Microsoft are no different and anyone with any commonsense takes it with a large pinch of salt.
If you really have a complaint about Sun's Java development process or progress, you'd be better taking it up with them. They also have programs that you can join to participate in future Java language development. So instead of pointlessly complaining to us, you can actually make a difference where it counts.
A programming language is a system of notation for describing computations. A useful programming language must therefore be suited for both description(i.e., for human writers and readers of programs) and for computation (i.e., for efficient implementation on computers). But human beings and computers are so different that it is difficult to find notational devices that are well suited to the capabilities of both.
R. Tennant
