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Re: Java vs C++

Date	2011-02-06 20:47 -0500
From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Java vs C++
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On 06-02-2011 20:38, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 06-02-2011 19:29, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> In message<4d4e25e8@news.x-privat.org>, Ken Wesson wrote:
>>> Java is very widely used for network and business applications, and web
>>> apps, these days ...
>>
>> I was trying to make sense of where you were coming from with your
>> predictions, and then I realized—you’re primarily talking about corporate
>> development. Because that’s just about the only place languages like Java
>> and C#/Dotnet get much use. Very few mass-market or open-source apps are
>> written in those languages, for example.
>
> Which is just plain wrong.
>
> Java and C# are both very popular for open source projects.
>
> Sometimes statistics are done for SF projects.
>
> The last I can find for December 2007 has Java as #1 and
> C# as #7 and VB.NET as #14.
>
> So Java and .NET are very much used for open source.
>
> Desktop market is still dominated by native apps. It may
> change someday if MS starts to rewrite MFC stuff in .NET.

And in case somebody wants to check the list:
   http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ProgrammingLanguagePopularity

Arne

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Re: Java vs C++ Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 13:29 +1300
  Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 20:47 -0500
  Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 20:38 -0500

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