From: Christian Neukirchen Date: 2005-03-30T00:13:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Java for Rubyists Lyndon Samson writes: >> I fell the original posters pain. My work world is filled with long >> forgotten .net apps and J2ee apps that I have to patch at a moments >> notice. > > I'll never get this attitude, why is programming in a more powerful > language almost more enjoyable than in a less powerful language? > > Do C kernel hackers grumble they are not writing in zsh or Scheme? It's a matter of level. When you write a low-level app (kernel), C is perfectly fine. When you write a (very) high-level app (script, even) in C and you don't gruble, something's wrong with you, I guess. :-) J2EE apps can be abstracted rather well (I think), but Java doesn't allow going high-level enough to make coding bearable. You notice that as soon as code generation, XDoclet etc. gets used. > Personally I find many languages enjoyable to program in, even low > level languages where you are producing alot more LOC than you > otherwise might using a HLL. The right tool for every job. > Into RFID? www.rfidnewsupdate.com Simple, fast, news. -- Christian Neukirchen http://chneukirchen.org