Re: Obj-C vs Java
Re: Obj-C vs Java
- Subject: Re: Obj-C vs Java
- From: Lloyd Sargent <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:02:08 -0500
On Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at 12:19 AM, cocoa-dev-
email@hidden wrote:
... but does anybody know if Apple (or
a third-party) is working on an LDAP v.3 directory services plugin
for the directory services architecture in Mac OS X? I've asked on
another list ... but I think this has the interest value of a clump
of fungus for most people.
Hmmm... tell me more about this clump of fungus (fungi?)....<grin>
Personally, I think that with the GNU compilers gaining in popularity
with management in various companies ("WHAT!?!? It's FREE?!? Let's get
it!") I think the C# is going to have a struggle. C, C++, and
Objective-C already exist and have a large backing. C# is stuck (as much
as Dylan was) as a single-source language - you buy it from M-soft and
only from M-soft. VB is a fad, not a trend. Just like C# is a fad.
I've got a few years in C and C++, but I REALLY like Objective-C (along
with PB and the rest). It has really knocked a LOT of time off of my
development time - which can only look good. Granted, I am not into the
esoteric stuff - well, maybe a little - but I have yet hit a point where
I said "you know, if I had source it would be SO much easier". That is
the one thing I hated about C++ under CW - I spent more time looking at
source than writing code. And, to be honest, I just plain LIKE
Objective-C better (once you get used to the syntax C++ starts to look
kind of ugly).
Java will always be around - until something better is seen that can
replace it.
Unfortunately I fear that I am in the minority - there seem to be a lot
of people waiting for ObjC++ to be supported. Personally, I think it is
refreshing to learn a knew language (okay, some _minor_ extensions). But
let me tell you, right now I am having a ball!
Cheers,
Lloyd
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