[darcs-users] Re: Re: Linus on Git

[Alexey N. Solofnenko]

I think you are missing the point. I am not talking about compiler speed 
- only about execution. The conversation was about comparing Haskell 
with C++ and Java. I am just saying why Java and Java based languages 
can be considered by some to be better. I am sorry if it became off-topic.

- Alexey.

Martin Ellis wrote:
> On Monday 22 Aug 2005 16:37, Alexey N. Solofnenko wrote: 
>   
>>> A Java VM, compiler and/or interpreter can be written in Haskell, as much
>>> as a Haskell compiler/interpreter can be written in Java. I don't really
>>> understand the argument of why this is 'a feature of Java'.
>>>       
>
>   
>> I should have added "efficiently".
>>     
>
> I think there are enough examples of functional languages
> being used to implement efficient compilers...
> ... and of those compilers generating efficient code.
>
>   
>> Generic languages, on the other hand, allow writing higher 
>> level languages.
>>     
>
> Again, high-level languages can also be (and often are) written in
> high level languages, rather than something like Java.
>
>   
>> Good scripting languages can use Java primitive directly allowing for a 
>> full interaction between high level and Java code. 
>>     
>
> God forbid anyone take this definition as fact.
>
>   
>> I use this feature all the 
>> time with languages like Jython and Groovy.
>>     
>
> Great.  But I wonder if this talk of implementing languages in Java wouldn't 
> be more on-topic in the mailing lists of those projects?
>
> Martin
>
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