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iOS got this far on Objective-C. Seems like nobody really complains about that one the way they complain about Java. I think he goes a bit too far with "unit t
by abalone 12y ago
iOS got this far on Objective-C. Seems like nobody really complains about that one the way they complain about Java.
I think he goes a bit too far with "unit tests are a waste of time" (maybe he just means for type checking). But other than that this perfect captures my very pragmatic view towards Java. There's a lot to be said for consolidating on one server language, and if you're going to pick one language, that's the one.
- peatmoss 12y agoThe Obj-C stuff always had a very low cost to bring in C stuff. I've not done a lot with Java's FFI in terms of writing code, but every time I've tried to manage a build with Java that uses external C libraries, I want to cry. That alone pretty much erases the differences in hassle between Java and Obj-C in my opinion.