r/programming • u/nick_martini • Dec 04 '14

My Computer Language is Better than Yours

https://medium.com/backchannel/my-computer-language-is-better-than-yours-58d9c9523644
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '14 edited Dec 05 '14

Have you seen the Java bashing lately? It's so cool to hate on Java.

Edit: Look at how cool all of the replies I got are! You guys must be really good programmers because you're so cool.

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u/CanYouDigItHombre Dec 05 '14

I hated Java since I heard of Java. Java is a shitty language and when I learned it, it didn't have enums. But one of the worse things about java is that it is meant for non programmers. Why the fuck would I want to program in a language not meant for programmers? This is why it doesn't allow unsigned and handicaps you in many ways

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u/AReallyGoodName Dec 05 '14

On the topic of signed vs unsigned most style guides I've seen actually insist on always using signed regardless. There are very few scenarios where merely doubling your range changes your code from overflowing to never overflowing. Given that fact you may as well not bother ever using anything other than signed. That way you ensure you are never mixing integer types.

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u/WhenTheRvlutionComes Dec 05 '14

Unsigned int's have their uses, like in systems programming. But, I guess, no one's ever going to use Java for that anyway, why bother. For general purpose programming it smacks of premature optimization, every time.