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   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=20
  under Win32.  it's the nature of the beast, C++ is a generic language =
that=20
  has platform specific methods.

  - Bob Comer


  "Ellen K."  wrote in message=20
  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=20
  >>news:428dcdeb{at}w3.nls.net...
  >>> But C++ can do all that. Managed/unmanaged. GC/non-GC, or both in =
the=20
  >>> 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=20
  >>>> are
  >>>> a number of other ways you can make very predictable java =
systems.
  >>>>
  >>>> Adam
  >>>
  >>>
  >>
  >=20


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   In that
regard, so is java =
and any=20
other language that allows you to call platform specific =
methods.
 
Rich
 

  "Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:428e94c3{at}w3.nls.net...&g=
t; C++=20
  runs on anything also.The language does, but
something written =
in C++=20
  for WIn32 will only run under Win32.  it's the nature of the =
beast,=20
  C++ is a generic language that has platform specific =
methods.- Bob=20
  Comer"Ellen K." <72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=">mailto:72322.1016{at}compuserve.com">72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=
t;=20
  wrote in message news:gc4t81lg4u2=
mckqtpraic4kh2jpqf1e2km{at}4ax.com...>=20
  C++ runs on anything also.>> On Fri, 20
May 2005 =
09:13:56 -0400,=20
  "Robert Comer"> <bobcomer_removeme{at}mindsp=">mailto:bobcomer_removeme{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer_removeme{at}mindsp=
ring.com>=20
  wrote in message> <428de1e8$1{at}w3.nls.net>:&=">mailto:428de1e8$1{at}w3.nls.net">428de1e8$1{at}w3.nls.net>:&=
gt;>>Cross=20
  platform.>>>>- Bob Comer
<I can run java on=20
 
anything>>>>>"Paul
Ranson" <paul{at}barkto.com>">mailto:paul{at}barkto.com">paul{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message=20
 
>>news:428dcdeb{at}w3.nls.net...>>>
But C++ can do =
all=20
  that. Managed/unmanaged. GC/non-GC, or both in the
>>>=20
  same>>>
app.>>>>>>
What is the=20
  advantage of Java as a language given there's no =
obvious>>>=20
  advantage to it as an environment? I suppose a more flexible=20
  'goto'>>>
mechanism...>>>>>>=20
  Paul>>>>>>
"Adam" <mmmmm_beer_mmmm_donuts{at}moesmailto:mmmmm_beer_mmmm_donuts{at}moes">mmmmm_beer_mmmm_donuts{at}moes
A>>=20
  wrote in message>>> news:428db7a2$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>>>>=20
 
Rubbish.>>>>>>>>
For speed I can show =
you a=20
  load of independant studies
where>>>> inline/dynaminc=20
  compiling etc means that the load time might be =
longer>>>> but=20
  the execution time might actually be=20
 
shorter.>>>>>>>>
For =
predictability...nope.=20
  You can control the gc as you wish & there
>>>>=20
  are>>>> a number of other ways you
can make very =
predictable=20
  java
systems.>>>>>>>>=20
 
Adam>>>>>>>>>=20


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