From: "Robert Comer" 

True, but you don't have to call native methods in Java to get good
functionality, in C++, you have to.

- Bob Comer


"Rich"  wrote in message news:428eb3cd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
   In that regard, so is java and any other language that allows you to call
platform specific methods.

Rich

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:428e94c3{at}w3.nls.net...
  > C++ runs on anything also.

  The language does, but something written in C++ for WIn32 will only run
  under Win32.  it's the nature of the beast, C++ is a generic language that
  has platform specific methods.

  - Bob Comer


  "Ellen K."  wrote in message
  news:gc4t81lg4u2mckqtpraic4kh2jpqf1e2km{at}4ax.com...
  > C++ runs on anything also.
  >
  > On Fri, 20 May 2005 09:13:56 -0400, "Robert Comer"
  >  wrote in message
  > :
  >
  >>Cross platform.
  >>
  >>- Bob Comer 
  >>
  >>"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
  >>news:428dcdeb{at}w3.nls.net...
  >>> But C++ can do all that. Managed/unmanaged. GC/non-GC, or both in the
  >>> same
  >>> app.
  >>>
  >>> What is the advantage of Java as a language given there's no obvious
  >>> advantage to it as an environment? I suppose a more flexible 'goto'
  >>> mechanism...
  >>>
  >>> Paul
  >>>
  >>> "Adam"  wrote in message
  >>> news:428db7a2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  >>>> Rubbish.
  >>>>
  >>>> For speed I can show you a load of independant studies where
  >>>> inline/dynaminc compiling etc means that the load time might be
longer
  >>>> but the execution time might actually be shorter.
  >>>>
  >>>> For predictability...nope. You can control the gc as you
wish & there
  >>>> are
  >>>> a number of other ways you can make very predictable java systems.
  >>>>
  >>>> Adam
  >>>
  >>>
  >>
  >

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