24 Sep
Yet More Java Badness
Java in a Nutshell? Yet it clocks in at 3.2 pounds and 1,264 pages. Yet another example how Java’s original design point as a “simple” language has gone so far out the window. Alas.
Archive for September, 2005
24 Sep
Generics Considered Harmful
When Bruce Eckel states “As much as Java people like to dis C++ for just about everything, C++ templates are much more straightforward than Java generics…” — and he’s right — and C++ templates aren’t exactly a paragon of virtue when it comes to being able to write good, clean, legible, effective, maintainable code… As [...]
24 Sep
Java: The Walking Dead
Here’s a set of posts about how Java’s becoming overly complex to be useful, it’s because the fundamental precept ‘protect developers from themselves’ has been betrayed (J2SE5′s complexity as case in point) which is forrcing people to migrate elsewhere to better solutions. Lots of good posts here worth reading if you do anything with Java, [...]
24 Sep
Where is Thinking in Java, 4th Edition?
Even Bruce is throwing up his hands in disgust. Thanks Sun. And all the rest of the folks who’ve helped. Thankfully we have Python to drive away from this wreckage…
24 Sep
Everything old is new (again)
SOAP is reinventing CORBA. Badly. This isn’t the 1st time I’ve heard this. And I’ve yet to hear a cogent argument disputing it.
