Re: C++ or Java ?

From: Luc The Perverse (sll_noSpamlicious_z_XXX_m_at_cc.usu.edu)
Date: 06/27/05 

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:59:48 -0600

Well it has been decided.

Despite my lack of familiarity with java - I went to download the java SDK,
and listed right below it are a bunch of free libraries, a media utility, a
speech recognition/synthesizer, image library and even a free encryption
toolkit. And it's all completely cross platform as far as I can tell.

C++ would not be able to do this for me.

I'm going to make some practice applications after reading and completing
all the tutorials and "assignments" in Teach Yourself Java 2.0 in 21 days,
like a synthesized voice based math practice game, a media based german
learning program (with stolen material, perhaps I will come up with original
material some day and hire a german to record it), interfacing with a piece
of code written in C++ (this will be unique, as I don't even know what the
linux equivalent of a DLL is), some file I/O, a very simple sprite based
game, an encrypted email client, a serial port communication class.

Are there any linux specific assignments I need to take on to be able to
master this? Eventually I will want to strip down the linux compilation,
put it on a read only flash disk and do everything in my power to eliminate
boot latency. This will come later when I have settled on a platform,
however, and has nothing to do with learning Java. 

-- 
"When you have to choose between a first-rate company with a second-rate 
product and a second-rate company with a first-rate product, it's never an 
ideal choice. " -Ed (www.overclockers.com)

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