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I stopped reading about the time the author implicitly compared C++ to Java and C#. Sure, these things all share a similar syntax, but one of these things is no

I stopped reading about the time the author implicitly compared C++ to Java and C#. Sure, these things all share a similar syntax, but one of these things is not like the others.

shmerl 14y ago
Yes, if something can be considered a competing successor of C++ it has to be from the same compiled family of languages at least.
- rgbrgb 14y ago
  Java was intended as a successor to C++ for the web [1] and I'd say it was quite successful in that regard. [1]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/intro-141325.html#334 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/intro-141325.html#334
  - shmerl 14y ago
    That's very questionable. "For the Web" argument falls apart if you consider that Java applets are complete failure. The Web is ruled by JavaScript without any doubt (and if something, ActionScript/Flash programs on the Web are much more common than Java ones). And while as general purpose language Java is used quite a lot, it can't replace C++ for applications which require best performance. So Java really fills its own niche, and I wouldn't consider it as a full blown successor of C++, even if it was intended to be such.
seanmcdirmid 14y ago
There was a time when C++ was it, it was the present and the future. Then Java came out and C++ was increasingly relegated to niche use cases (device drivers, games, HPC). No one would ever dream today of writing a web service in C++, but back in 1995, that definitely wasn't the case. As a related aside, Microsoft recently enabled us to use C++ for WinRT UI apps; keep in mind that WPF (WinRT's predecessor) only supported C# and VB (well, their was the CLR version of C++, but who used that?). So now you can write your Win8 metro app in C++ if you want, but why go through the pain and misery of doing that? Why choose C++ if C# is good enough for what you are doing?

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I stopped reading about the time the author implicitly compared C++ to Java and C#. Sure, these things all share a similar syntax, but one of these things is no

by rizzom5000 14y ago

I stopped reading about the time the author implicitly compared C++ to Java and C#. Sure, these things all share a similar syntax, but one of these things is not like the others.

shmerl 14y ago
Yes, if something can be considered a competing successor of C++ it has to be from the same compiled family of languages at least.
- rgbrgb 14y ago
  Java was intended as a successor to C++ for the web [1] and I'd say it was quite successful in that regard. [1]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/intro-141325.html#334 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/intro-141325.html#334
  - shmerl 14y ago
    That's very questionable. "For the Web" argument falls apart if you consider that Java applets are complete failure. The Web is ruled by JavaScript without any doubt (and if something, ActionScript/Flash programs on the Web are much more common than Java ones). And while as general purpose language Java is used quite a lot, it can't replace C++ for applications which require best performance. So Java really fills its own niche, and I wouldn't consider it as a full blown successor of C++, even if it was intended to be such.
seanmcdirmid 14y ago
There was a time when C++ was it, it was the present and the future. Then Java came out and C++ was increasingly relegated to niche use cases (device drivers, games, HPC). No one would ever dream today of writing a web service in C++, but back in 1995, that definitely wasn't the case. As a related aside, Microsoft recently enabled us to use C++ for WinRT UI apps; keep in mind that WPF (WinRT's predecessor) only supported C# and VB (well, their was the CLR version of C++, but who used that?). So now you can write your Win8 metro app in C++ if you want, but why go through the pain and misery of doing that? Why choose C++ if C# is good enough for what you are doing?