Comments on: Java glitch hits OS X update

Recent update causes Java-related headaches for some Mac owners, Apple has acknowledged.

[System Tyrant]

Programming Languages

I love how programmers bash other languages. It's like a religious debate and of course just as pointless. I don't know anybody who has ever change their religion because someone else called it crap.

There are a lot of languages out there. All have their strong and week points. I use Java because it is a fine application for building business apps and has a lot of support. C/C++ also has its advantages and disadvantages. I don't like it because you have to do much programming for simple applications. It also requires me to do much of the error checking that, IMO, the compiler should do.

There is also REALBasic, MONO, PHP, Perl, Delpi/Pascal, etc. Know I realize that not all of those are designed for application programming, but the idea is that you pick the language or languages that suite your needs. A good example would be Doom 3. I don't see them righting games like that in java. C++ on the other hand would be a fine language to write that kind of application in. And I assume there is probably other languages that would work as well.

So before you go bashing languages on any platform try and remember that not every language is well suited for every application.

[System Tyrant]

Programming Languages

I love how programmers bash other languages. It's like a religious debate and of course just as pointless. I don't know anybody who has ever change their religion because someone else called it crap.

There are a lot of languages out there. All have their strong and week points. I use Java because it is a fine application for building business apps and has a lot of support. C/C++ also has its advantages and disadvantages. I don't like it because you have to do much programming for simple applications. It also requires me to do much of the error checking that, IMO, the compiler should do.

There is also REALBasic, MONO, PHP, Perl, Delpi/Pascal, etc. Know I realize that not all of those are designed for application programming, but the idea is that you pick the language or languages that suite your needs. A good example would be Doom 3. I don't see them righting games like that in java. C++ on the other hand would be a fine language to write that kind of application in. And I assume there is probably other languages that would work as well.

So before you go bashing languages on any platform try and remember that not every language is well suited for every application.