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: f891f,324e1e3cb02f54bb,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf891f,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,517611567e1815f2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Clayton Weaver Subject: [OT] Re: Java momentum slowing ? Date: 1999/05/14 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 477847879 References: <7h5ak3$2t8@drn.newsguy.com> <37365163.1AB89036@Botton.com> <7h5n2d$prl@drn.newsguy.com> <3736D161.48A9E77B@Botton.com> <3737AB6D.FACB718C@Botton.com> <7h8lmu$2p8n@drn.newsguy.com> <3739C39F.E9B46156@Botton.com> <56EF566E81E8663B.12EEA4C03A4F6995.985E539C8D89B2D1@library-proxy.airnews.net> <373A1E6D.8CDB54C9@Botton.com> <373bd7cc.6459578@news2.ibm.net> Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.misc Originator: cgweav@eskimo.com Date: 1999-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII The java uses that I am seeing frequently as I browse new software tools (not specifically related to WWW browser plugins) indicate that java is being used as a perl/tcl/VB replacement, an interpreted scripting language with strong type checking, object orientation, and garbage collection. You can get OO with any of those other three with some work, but not at the java "designed in from the beginning" level, and of course without the type checking. The strong type-checking is likely important for code that is generated from formal specifications (with case tools or manual coding) and doesn't run until the code is verified to satisfy the spec. It's the same advantage cited by Ada advocates when discussing development time and maintenance issues, the ability to mechanically prove that the code meets the specification of design requirements. Follups to comp.lang.misc. Regards, Clayton Weaver (Seattle) "Everybody's ignorant, just in different subjects." Will Rogers -- Clayton Weaver (Seattle)