Re: Java to die in 2003

From: Paul Brewer <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 18:21:53 -0000
Message-ID: <3e0f4fc2_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>

"Tim X" <timx_at_spamto.devnul.com> wrote in message news:874r8xmh01.fsf_at_tiger.rapttech.com.au...
> Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_nospam.demon.nl> writes:
>

<snip>
> Funny, I seem to remember saying something similar about the impact of
> visual basic and the quality of developers it appears to
> encourage. This would seem to further support the argument it may not
> be the language itself which is at falt, but rather the standard of
> the developers who are attracted to these languages
<snip>

I remember a quote from Bill Gates many years ago in repsonse to a criticism of Visual Basic:
"You want people to *declare variables*, for heaven's sake?"

Yes, please.

Regards,
Paul Received on Sun Dec 29 2002 - 12:21:53 CST