Re: Java is a third class language.

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From: Mark Thornton (mark-p-thornton_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:37:05 +0100

Jeff Relf wrote:

> Hi Mark Thornton,
>
> Re: Windows' GDI for easily writing to any raster device
> using essentially the same code,
> regardless of the printer or the screen.
>
> You asserted,
> " Not only does it work well ( in Java )
> it also supports some features ( e.g. anti-aliasing )
> which may not be available on the OS. "
>
> Even if that were true ( and I highly doubt it ),
> Java still couldn't do it with out the OS.
>
> Java Overlays an OS, it doesn't replace it.
>
> Java is a third class language.
> No one would use it if they didn't have other options.
>

What may I ask are your qualifications for making these unsubstantiated
assertions? You do not appear to have any experience with the language
at all. I have been using Java for over seven years and know its
strengths and weaknesses very well.

Mark Thornton

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