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Re: Java vs C++

From	Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Java vs C++
Followup-To	comp.lang.java.programmer
Date	2011-02-07 15:11 +1300
Organization	Geek Central
Message-ID	<iinkcc$87t$3@lust.ihug.co.nz> (permalink)
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In message <4d4f5367$0$23761$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 06-02-2011 20:52, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<4d4f4d64$0$23755$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>
>>> On 06-02-2011 18:14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In message<b5GdnQ-xIKYHc9PQnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Patricia
>>>> Shanahan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am aware of one issue in the simple data types that reflects 32 bit
>>>>> architecture, JLS section 17.7, "Non-atomic Treatment of double and
>>>>> long".
>>>>>
>>>>> The big way in which Java is tied to 32 bit architectures is not in
>>>>> the simple data types. It is the maximum size of an array, String,
>>>>> Set, List etc.
>>>>
>>>> Also in the fact that array subscripts cannot be long.
>>>
>>> But that has nothing to do with simple data types.
>>
>> What is long?
> 
> A simple data type.
> 
> But it is still a characteristics of array not of long.

Which is a limitation that comes from a fixation on 32-bit architectures, 
without a thought for 64-bit ones.

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Re: Java vs C++ Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 12:14 +1300
  Re: Java vs C++ Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 14:52 +1300
    Re: Java vs C++ Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 15:11 +1300
      Re: Java vs C++ Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-08 09:48 +1300
        Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-07 20:00 -0500
      Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 21:22 -0500
    Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 21:05 -0500
  Re: Java vs C++ Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 20:39 -0500

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