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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-05 07:55:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:40:36 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9fir16$3u1$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <3B0DD011.88FCD00E@acm.org> <83WP6.3874$yc6.728572@news.xtra.co.nz> <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9f2v82$hp7$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3b1ad864$4$fuzhry$mr2ice@va.news.verio.net> <9fg6nk$4rv$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 991752038 4033 136.170.200.133 (5 Jun 2001 14:40:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Jun 2001 14:40:38 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10393 comp.lang.ada:8165 comp.lang.awk:2773 comp.lang.clarion:21115 comp.lang.java.programmer:73710 comp.lang.pl1:768 comp.lang.vrml:3500 Date: 2001-06-05T14:40:38+00:00 List-Id: Java - while still not IMHO the best expression of the years of language design research & development - was an improvement over C/C++ in many respects. The designers *did* take out some of the worst aspects of C/C++ which greatly reduced the need to constantly watch the execution of code through a debugger. This is a good thing. You might be pleasantly surprised with Ada if you ever used it to develop a serious program. Like any language, its hard initially to make the shift from what you're used to to what the new language does, but once you become fluent enough with it, you start finding it has some *really* nice capabilities. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Roedy Green" wrote in message news:os2oht834uarc6gmbjje2qgsu9dhqo7b8u@4ax.com... > On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:41:55 -0400, "Marin David Condic" > wrote or quoted : > > >I've spent probably over 15 years in active, full time, professional Ada > >development and almost never used a debugger. > > I'm finding a similar thing with Java. I almost never use the > debugger anymore. I was used to C/C++ coding where I wanted to WATCH > every line of code run to make sure it did not do anything unexpected > on me before I would release it on the unsuspecting public. > > The equivalent sort of thing I do now in Java is a re-read top to > bottom of all the code to make sure everything is still in sync, and > to prune out old junk no longer needed. > > > For more detail, please look up the key words mentioned in this post in > the Java Glossary at: http://mindprod.com/gloss.html > If you don't see what you were looking for, complain! > or send your contribution for the glossary. > > -- > Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products > Custom computer programming since 1963. Ready to take on new work.