Re: Objective-C vs. Java
Re: Objective-C vs. Java
- Subject: Re: Objective-C vs. Java
- From: David Kopec <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:22:04 -0400
I agree with you 100%. I'm comfortable with Objective-C the way it is.
After using it for a while I prefer it over Java and C++. I never
really got into object oriented C++ because after years of Java it just
doesn't look appealing. I too feel like I'm in the minority in not
being excited about ObjC++ coming to Mac OS X. I'm afraid it will force
me to deal with four languages on a regular basis in Cocoa
development(Objective-C,Java,C,C++), and I don't really want that level
of complexity when I'm working on projects with other people.
Some things are better best forgotten, that's the way I feel about my
experiences with C++.
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On Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at 12:19 AM, cocoa-dev-
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email@hidden wrote:
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> ... but does anybody know if Apple (or
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> a third-party) is working on an LDAP v.3 directory services plugin
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> for the directory services architecture in Mac OS X? I've asked on
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> another list ... but I think this has the interest value of a clump
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> of fungus for most people.
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Hmmm... tell me more about this clump of fungus (fungi?)....<grin>
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Personally, I think that with the GNU compilers gaining in popularity
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with management in various companies ("WHAT!?!? It's FREE?!? Let's get
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it!") I think the C# is going to have a struggle. C, C++, and
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Objective-C already exist and have a large backing. C# is stuck (as much
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as Dylan was) as a single-source language - you buy it from M-soft and
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only from M-soft. VB is a fad, not a trend. Just like C# is a fad.
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I've got a few years in C and C++, but I REALLY like Objective-C (along
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with PB and the rest). It has really knocked a LOT of time off of my
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development time - which can only look good. Granted, I am not into the
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esoteric stuff - well, maybe a little - but I have yet hit a point where
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I said "you know, if I had source it would be SO much easier". That is
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the one thing I hated about C++ under CW - I spent more time looking at
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source than writing code. And, to be honest, I just plain LIKE
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Objective-C better (once you get used to the syntax C++ starts to look
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kind of ugly).
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Java will always be around - until something better is seen that can
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replace it.
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Unfortunately I fear that I am in the minority - there seem to be a lot
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of people waiting for ObjC++ to be supported. Personally, I think it is
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refreshing to learn a knew language (okay, some _minor_ extensions). But
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let me tell you, right now I am having a ball!
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Cheers,
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Lloyd
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