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From: ark@research.att.com (Andrew Koenig)
Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
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In article <4k3cdo$np5@taurus.adnc.com> tsikes@netcom.com (Terry Sikes) writes:

> For an interesting evangelical view, see JavaWorld's interview
> with Kim Polese, former head of Java marketing at Sun:

> "I would say just from a standpoint of programming language popularity, I
> think Java is going to replace C++ and is boing to become the language that
> university students learn when they sit down and write their first line of
> code, because it is the best example of what a programming language should
> be.  It is an exemplary programming language.  It has all the right features
> in it, and it's very elegantly constructed and architected."

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