Bruce Eckel, author of Thinking in Java and Thinking in C++, is working on a new edition of Thinking in Java:
Posted by jjwiseman at January 26, 2005 05:52 PMThis language, which was once hailed (admittedly, by the PR flaks at Sun itself) as being "much easier than C++" really isn't anymore.
I read several chapters of the first "Thinking in Java" book, and it was pretty good. Maybe by the time he finishes the second one, I'll be ready to look at Java 1.5.
Posted by: Michael Hannemann on January 26, 2005 10:27 PMOf course it still is, Java has garbage collection, doesn't it....
Posted by: klaus on January 27, 2005 01:41 PM>>> Of course it still is, Java has garbage
>> collection, doesn't it....
C++ has GC too, if you want it. Look up the Boehm Weisser collector.
And if you don't want GC, C++ doesn't force it on you.
Posted by: Sam on February 8, 2005 06:15 PMawesome
Posted by: mark on April 24, 2005 10:25 PM