Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Benjamin Franksen <[email protected]> · Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:58:41 +0200

Chip Watson wrote:
> 
> Study: Java to overtake C/C++ in 2002

Please also note Bertrand Meyer's (not too long) comments on Java:
"Avoiding the Second Historic Mistake"
(http://www.elj.com/eiffel/bm/mistake). Not all of the points listed are
still valid today, but most are. Note also, that I strongly disagree
with Meyer's opinion that redefinition of class features with co-variant
signatures is a good idea. To allow this in Eiffel was IMHO a bad design
decision (nothing is perfect).

Java may be appropriate for client applications, especially those, where
performance is of secondary importance. I wouldn't even think of using
it on an IOC (under real-time requirements!).

Ben

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
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