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Only compared to something like Python. It's slightly more verbose than C++, but not overly longer, on a LOC basis.
by redthrowaway 16y ago
Only compared to something like Python. It's slightly more verbose than C++, but not overly longer, on a LOC basis.
- steveklabnik 16y agoMaybe on a purely syntactical level, but culturally, Java seems to embrace verbosity. You don't see C++ programmers making thousand-line XML-based build files, or creating FactorySingletonFactoryVisitors.
- haploid 16y agoActually, yes you do. The original GoF was written with C++ in mind. Plenty of enterprise C++ code embraces heavy use of design patterns.