[rescue] Sun memo regarding Java

[Dave McGuire]

On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 06:21 PM, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
>> I'm not a professional software engineer, which is why
>> my code is fast, stable and maintainable :)
>
> Yeah, I'm an amateur, too.  I mean, I get paid to write the stuff, but 
> I do
> it because I love it.  I don't get too many complaints about the 
> quality of
> the stuff I write, but, then, I ain't writing in Java, either.
>
> Maybe this one time, Microsoft is right.

   With what, exactly?  .NET?  C#?  No thanks.

   If you want speed, write in C.  If you want binary-level portability 
and EXTREMELY rapid app development, write in Java.  If you want to get 
a free membership to the local prepubescent-kids-only Linux club, write 
in C++.  It's as simple as that.

      -Dave

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