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Punch-M6.net · 07-22-2004, 08:06 PM

My experience with Java was primarily in programming an Applet game (which I expected to be slowish) and using AWT and Swing. However, when I was first learning Java at high school (two years ago now, admittedly) we were compiling and running simple command-line programs on P200s, and these were noticeably slower than C++ programs on the same machines.

Mono looks pretty cool. I'm going to have to look into it when I get some time.

I'm also going to edit the list, as a couple of points have been brought to my attention, notably that the .NET framework apparently doesn't just work on Windows, that saying that misusing C will 'horribly break' your computer was a bit too exaggerated and that while C++ is, technically, slower and larger, you're not really ever going to notice the difference.

Thanks!

Edit: Oh, yeah. Forgot to mention. If anyone else has knowledge of other languages and want to write up something similar, please post your thoughts on the language. I'm trying to learn a little about as many languages as I can. Thanks.

07-22-2004, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Punch-M6.net Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 21	My experience with Java was primarily in programming an Applet game (which I expected to be slowish) and using AWT and Swing. However, when I was first learning Java at high school (two years ago now, admittedly) we were compiling and running simple command-line programs on P200s, and these were noticeably slower than C++ programs on the same machines. Mono looks pretty cool. I'm going to have to look into it when I get some time. I'm also going to edit the list, as a couple of points have been brought to my attention, notably that the .NET framework apparently doesn't just work on Windows, that saying that misusing C will 'horribly break' your computer was a bit too exaggerated and that while C++ is, technically, slower and larger, you're not really ever going to notice the difference. Thanks! Edit: Oh, yeah. Forgot to mention. If anyone else has knowledge of other languages and want to write up something similar, please post your thoughts on the language. I'm trying to learn a little about as many languages as I can. Thanks.