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  1. 08-02-2003 #16
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    Originally posted by chrismiceli
    " It is such a wannabe C language" >> referring to java
    this is true, java was first, modeled after c. Can't remember the whole story but it was supposed to replace c or something. I read it in c step-by-step.
    Just like C++ "was supposed to replace C". It's just another argument from the C zealots against using any other language. Rather close minded if I do say so myself. Use whatever language does the job well. Languages are just tools to do a job. You can pound nails with a screwdriver, but why, when you can use a hammer?

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    C can be like a multi-tool. Just pop on the attachment, like with power tools.

    I havent checked out alot of c++, most seems alright. I think Objective C sounds alittle better. Any users?
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    Building an OS with Java would be like pounding nails with a screwdriver instead of a hammer.
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    Leave me out of this
    I was hoping you and a couple of other mods would get in this. You guys would really know this kind of stuff and could end it(by us learning something. It seems one sides now).

    Kind of weird no one said anything about me calling c a multi-tool, I figured id get some response...
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    C is a multi-tool in that way you can use it to write software for a wide range of applications. Also Java, C++, Pascal, assembler are such multitools. In fact a lot of languages are, but it doesn't mean each tool fits well for each application. Some applications might require the use of more than one tool, which is in large systems often the case.

    For a programmer, a multi-tool should not be just one language, but a set of languages. Depending on the application to write, the physical constraints of the device, the requirements of the customer etc., the programmer should choose the best suitable tools which are required to do the job.
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    Originally posted by quzah


    You could theoreticly build an embedded Java VM to load "Boot.java" which was the "kernel". Then have all of your 'apps' or what not load and handled by it.
    tisk tisk - it'd be Boot.class.
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