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Foil 6 Why could Java succeed where Fortran and C++ failed?

From Java Grande in a Nutshell EuroPar Java Grande Workshop -- September 2-3 1998. by Geoffrey C. Fox
It has some natural advantages due its internet base with threads and distributed computing built in
It is a young language and we can take steps now to avoid unproductive proliferation of libraries and parallel constructs
  • We could be third (Fortran, C++, Java) time lucky
It could have expressivity and object oriented advantages of C++ combined with performance levels of C and Fortran
It can use its clear GUI advantages as an entrée into other aspects of Grande programming

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