Re: The Joy of Java

On Fri, 3 May 1996, Victor Boyko wrote:

I have been doing work in Java for the past half a year or so (most recent project: implementing SSL 3.0). I can't say I don't like it at all, but I like C++ much more. Here are my thoughts about the issue. Since there is a subjective component to choosing a programming language, flamewars are very likely to erupt when you say "Language A is much better than Language B", but it may still be interesting to read others' opinions.

I agree completely with Victor's analysis. I usually try to avoid me-too posts, but I've been meaning to write an explanation of why I haven't started using Java and am not planning to port my Crypto++ library to Java, so this saves me the effort. Wei Dai