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Re: Java vs C++

Date	2011-02-06 21:15 -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 20:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<4d4e7634$0$81475$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, Silvio wrote:
>> Oh, I remember how well C++ and its undefined sizes of things served us
>> when we had to port heaps of code from 16-bit to 32-bit.

It is 8086 architecture not 80286 architecture.

> By “16-bit” I take it you specifically mean “Windows/Intel 16-bit”, i.e. the
> segmented 80286 architecture (spit). That was the only major 16-bit
> architecture I’m aware of that made portability difficult.

Windows has nothing to do with CPU architecture.

And the problem Silvio talks about (undefined sizes) is
not related to segmented memory.

Arne

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