Re: [linux-audio-dev] (OT) C++ flame war

Martijn Sipkema wrote: The sort of structure you're talking about is much like the way interfaces work in Java. (Or of course in something like COM, though that probably isn't much of a selling point.) I'm inclined to think most C++ programmers would benefit from a few months writing Java. They might not like it (I don't especially) but it does make certain sorts of object-oriented thinking quite a bit clearer than C++, as well as giving you a new enjoyment for the things C++ does better, like typesafe generic containers. Of course the same probably goes for any OO language that's a bit more "pure" than C++ but Java has the advantage that it's commonly used (everywhere except on Linux anyway) and fairly big systems written in it are widespread. Perhaps it's time for the Java flame war. It's slow -- or is it fast, scalable and supremely optimizable? It's over-literal and tedious to write -- or is it friendly and natural? Its containers are unsafe and hard to use -- or are they consistent and clearly designed? Not that I can see anyone really advocating audio processing code in it. OR CAN I?? Chris