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[Projectshifter]

Originally Posted by jake13jake

Java's syntax has a much nicer structure and promotes readability more than C++. In my opinion, Java's library overstates readability in the sense that it makes things less readable sometimes, but any programmer can do that. Also, Java is platform independent.

I dislike using the term platform independent because it implies that you have the Java VM installed, but by the same token you can use GTK+ or SDL/OpenGL etc and have the same level of platform independency as you have with Java. Granted you'd have different binaries for each platform, but at the same time they are actually executable and don't require it to feed everything through the Java VM.

Java is basically simpler than C++, and it has a ****ton of pre-written libraries, which is both good and bad. Personally if you're going to write something that you're going to use or distribute I think it makes much more sense to do it in C/C++ if you are capable.

Also about the Arrays, Java has ArrayLists I believe which do not have to be defined as a certain length. I think the concept of arrays that cannot change sizes is kind of defeating. It has a few practical uses but it seems to be more of a hassle than it is worth. 99.9% of the time that I use arrays it's dynamic and I am not sure of how many elements it has to it. I just don't like Java overall, I hardly show up to my Java class anymore =/ My professor was going to let me test out of both of the java programming classes we have here but she wasn't going to give me credits. Oh well, easy A's are easy A's.

[Loriel]

Originally Posted by Projectshifter

I think the concept of arrays that cannot change sizes is kind of defeating.

The anytype[] classes in Java are not meant to be actually used as arrays. They are primarily meant to implement array classes, and to provide some lowlevel aggregate data structure.

C++ arrays are as unresizable as Java arrays.

[jake13jake]

Originally Posted by Loriel

The anytype[] classes in Java are not meant to be actually used as arrays. They are primarily meant to implement array classes, and to provide some lowlevel aggregate data structure.

C++ arrays are as unresizable as Java arrays.

What's fun in C++ though, is that you can override the [] operator with classes so you can make a list class that uses the the [] for indicating index, and then add or remove from the list and the size auto adjusts... fun.

[Loriel]

Originally Posted by jake13jake

What's fun in C++ though, is that it puts a lot of effort to enable you to make user-defined types be usable like primitive types

I totally agree.