Re: Write in C++ and DIE a DOG's death?? High speed box comming!

Peter Lancashire wrote: > <snip> > Personally, I prefer something compact, with an elegant design > philosophy behind it, that can be extended gracefully, is readable and > can be analyzed by tools. That includes Java but is arguable for C++. > What about Smalltalk, Self, Eifel, Prolog, Lisp, Occam, M, Object > Pascal, Oberon, etc? > > While I might write a Web site in Perl, I'd prefer avionics and banking > to be in something a little more trustworthy. > -- Well, Peter, which do you want? I wouldn't call C++ compact or Java trustworthy. How many times has the JVM in your browser crashed lately? OTOH, I have plenty of production stuff in PERL and have had zero, yes zero instances in recent memory where a Perl program "crashed".