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> I wonder what Microsoft will come up with to counter the threat of Java...
It's already here as C# (aka Cool). This is a Java-like language with an underlying COM focus, and has been carefully designed to address the concerns of Microsoft developers using C++ and/or Java. It has tried to address
some of Java's shortcomings, and provides a special C/C++ compatibility 'mode'.
While I personally feel some doubt about the need for yet another Java-like language, there's no doubt that for C++/Java developers working with COM in Microsoft environments, who find VB too awful to contemplate, C# will be an attractive alternative.
Dav
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> I wonder what Microsoft will come up with to counter the threat of Java...
It's already here as C# (aka Cool). This is a Java-like language with an underlying COM focus, and has been carefully designed to address the concerns of Microsoft developers using C++ and/or Java. It has tried to address
some of Java's shortcomings, and provides a special C/C++ compatibility 'mode'.
While I personally feel some doubt about the need for yet another Java-like language, there's no doubt that for C++/Java developers working with COM in Microsoft environments, who find VB too awful to contemplate, C# will be an attractive alternative.
Dav
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