From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 31 17:43:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E439F16A418 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:43:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA84913C442 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:43:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.89.184]) by mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0JTX0026ED8YANI0@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:43:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by flosoft.no-ip.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lBVHhjCo042945; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:43:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:43:45 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" In-reply-to: <4dc0cfea0712310936t4823f42fxe3c45de4c6d13861@mail.gmail.com> To: Victor Subervi Message-id: <47792A51.1070305@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 References: <4dc0cfea0712310757u7a970bb0rb2b29a931ad9767b@mail.gmail.com> <4dc0cfea0712310904m6ea9a530k7be838f6ab0aa302@mail.gmail.com> <477925E9.2010400@gmail.com> <4dc0cfea0712310926m39291186rbb6924e200646c0c@mail.gmail.com> <47792774.2080902@gmail.com> <4dc0cfea0712310936t4823f42fxe3c45de4c6d13861@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071228) Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Low Level Language Suggestions: OT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:43:54 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Victor Subervi wrote: > Hmm. Why did you switch to Java? Rich system API, everything inherits from Object (helps in many situations), the relization that 99% of time I was using ptrs it was only to keep a ref to some struct in RAM (the only time I have ever found a use for them is when for some hardware reason you *MUST* address a specific address in RAM) for low level work you can turn the GC off via a non-JVM compilor, etc. Basically it lets me not worry about low level details that are pure book keeping vs. some performence/functionality gain Also, that email address for Henry bounced henry.pijffers@gmail.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHeSpRzIOMjAek4JIRAl1WAJ0bUH073PKH/wjg8cGvtY5Ww7IqaQCfTPws DWVv6YiE9DEC9vL2Pc0BIDo= =VmKj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----