From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public From: "James Giles" Subject: Re: Which language pays most 17457 -- C++ vs. Java? Date: 1997/12/19 Message-ID: <67et6l$dql@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 308700356 References: <199712121931.LAA25389@sirius.infonex.com> <66sfln$uac@lotho.delphi.com> <3498315B.144B@pseserv3.fw.hac.com> <349745D3.F4AA0460@seasoned-software.com> <34994D43.6858@ici.net> <3498887C.D58135C0@seasoned-software.com> <67duab$bnf@netra.montana.edu> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Larry Elmore wrote in message <67duab$bnf@netra.montana.edu>... ... >Too true! C++ cuts down on the keyword count by having some keywords do >completely different things in different contexts. 'virtual' is the one that >stands out in my mind, but it's not the only one with multiple meanings. >This certainly doesn't make the language easier to understand, and can be >confusing to newcomers. It borrows that trait from ordinary C. After all 'static' sometimes means something similar to Fortran's 'SAVE' or Algol's 'own variables' and other time 'static' means something similar to Ada's 'Private' attribute. -- J. Giles Ricercar Software