From: "Paul Ranson" 

C++ works with .NET. That's the point.

Why would I use Java when I could use C++?

FWIW Java has labelled 'break's, which are simply another way of doing bad
gotos. it was a joke...

Paul

"Adam"  wrote in message
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> Paul Ranson wrote:
>
>> But C++ can do all that. Managed/unmanaged. GC/non-GC, or both in the
>> same app.
>>
>
> Gee you can simply let the system do all the memory management for your
> application? Crikey one wonders why MS have bothered with .Net at all.
>
>> What is the advantage of Java as a language given there's no obvious
>> advantage to it as an environment?
>
> MRD.
>
> No obvious advantage to you.
>
>> I suppose a more flexible 'goto' mechanism...
>>
>
> What you mean some crufty extension on C has a crap goto? I thought goto
> was de rigeur in the world of the oldies?
>
> Adam

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