Re: [boost] Re: Classpath to C++ conversion

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-31 08:40:30

Tushar wrote:

> For now, forget about classpath and gcj. These are implementation
> issues. This is all about having a java api implemented in C++. I want
> to know how much people thinks this can be good thing to do. 

While I agree that having a feature-rich set of (standard) libraries
for C++ is a Good Thing, I particularly dislike the idea of reusing
the Java API, even when ported to C++.
C++ is much more expressive than Java and supports very different
programming styles ('multi-paradigm'...).

Regards,
                Stefan