Java > Scala

Regan Heath regan at netmail.co.nz
Thu Dec 1 07:32:02 PST 2011


On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:59:38 -0000, Patrick Stewart <ncc1701d at starfed.com>  
wrote:

>> I think one reason for the movement toward Java and JVM style languages  
>> is
>> that hardware is getting cheaper and cheaper, and developers cost the  
>> same
>> or more.  With a 'simpler to write' 'quicker to write' language like  
>> Java
>> (where you don't have to learn things like manual memory management) you
>> can more easily train programmers, and they will be cheaper also.  Then,
>> you can 'fix' any performance issues you have with better hardware, for
>> less than the cost of training/paying a C/C++ developer to re-develop  
>> it.
>> It makes business sense.
>>
>> Regan
>
> Bingo. Give the man a cookie. Anyway, if there was no C/C++, in what  
> language would we build compilers :) ?

Exactly, compilers, and developers having to wait for compilers wastes  
money and development time.  Another win for D vs C/C++ :p

Regan

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