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From: ark@research.att.com (Andrew Koenig)
Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 21:11:20 GMT
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In article <4k7akk$nsh@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> linden@positive.eng.sun.com (Peter van der Linden) writes:

> Andrew Koenig <ark@research.att.com> wrote:
> >Of course, the head of Java marketing is expected to say things like this,
> >whether or not the facts strictly justify them.

> Well Andrew, one could equally well say that a proponent, supporter,
> and author of a book on  C++ would be expected to defend the C++ language 
> by saying something like this, regardless of whether it is borne out by 
> the evidence or not  ;-)

Of course.  You should always take people's biases into account
when you evaluate what they say.
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@research.att.com
