Java is a much simpler language then C++. For starters there is no
undefined behavior, everything is in the spec. The new lambda
expressions are a welcome addition but as a language it lacks features
that languages like C# have in abundance. The one saving grace is
annotations which a lot of Java gurus dislike.
On 31/05/2017 11:32 PM, Barkow, Eileen wrote:
It seems to me that java is becoming just as complex as C++, at least what you
have to know of it to pass the certification exam.
I have been studying some sample java certification exams and cannot understand
how anyone can pass them without lots and lots and lots of study.
Most of the questions consists of trying to predict what the compiler will do
with some convoluted code no one would actually program;
and it gets even more hairy with the new lambda expressions, predicates and
other
Shorthand expressions supposedly designed to make things easier but just
complicates the predictions.
And many of the questions require selecting 2,3,4 or more multiple choice
answers and getting any part wrong means that the entire question is marked in
error.
Having to remember the fine, intricate points of various methods and classes
which can easily be looked up in the API if programming,
And predicting what could easily be run thru the compiler, is not a real
measure of knowing how to program.
I have known people who knew all the obscure details of a compiler but who were
not able to code a simple program on their own.
And since these certification exams cost about $300-$400 a pop to take, I
think that some of them are just a money grabbing stunt.
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:50 AM
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Subject: Re: Question about C++
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Kirk Wolf <[email protected]> wrote:
... The people that I know that like C++ the most seem to appreciate its
endless
complexity. ...
I might be a tiny bit guilty. But for real work, I think the real genius
is figuring out how to make a program as simple as possible (but no
simpler).
sas
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