Things I hate about a language

**Banfa** · Mar 12 '07, 09:46 AM

English is does so full of pointless exceptions, it really ticks me off sometimes.

**r035198x** · Mar 12 '07, 10:06 AM

PHP : I hate the $ and the loose typing
Java : Strong typing can be a pain too
C++ : Destructors, pointers

Still thinking of others

**Banfa** · Mar 12 '07, 11:22 AM

What I hate about C++ is the way it automagically writes code for you in the back ground when you use templates. It does always seem to get it right but it's not always obvious what needs correcting and I just can bring myself to completely trust that it has managed to do the right thing.

**markmcgookin** · Mar 12 '07, 11:24 AM

VB.Net Compact framework doesn't support the simplest of functions that are really useful! i.e. Autoscroll on forms

**Ganon11** · Mar 12 '07, 11:50 AM

C++: Having to actually use pointers. Ahh, for the days of Java...
Java: Pre-Java5, input was difficult. Now we have all these Scanners and whatnot.
VB: Felt like I couldn't do anything very 'fancy'.
HTML: Boring - all it was for me was formatting.
BASIC: SO tired of top-down programming.

**stroken** · Mar 12 '07, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by Ganon11

C++: Having to actually use pointers. Ahh, for the days of Java...
Java: Pre-Java5, input was difficult. Now we have all these Scanners and whatnot.
VB: Felt like I couldn't do anything very 'fancy'.
HTML: Boring - all it was for me was formatting.
BASIC: SO tired of top-down programming.

Actually, in Java you only uses pointers.

**Ganon11** · Mar 12 '07, 12:32 PM

I know, but Java does the work of dereferencing and whatnot for you, so it's like you don't have to touch the pointers at all.

**markmcgookin** · Mar 12 '07, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by Ganon11

VB: Felt like I couldn't do anything very 'fancy'.

Whatever....

Code:

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        MsgBox("Hello World")
    End Sub

*Waits for applause from astounded crowd*

**Ganon11** · Mar 12 '07, 01:17 PM

You get no applause!

:P

**sicarie** · Mar 12 '07, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by r035198x

Everyone hates something about some language.
Let's hear it.

Java:
System.out.prin tln(" ");
GregorianCalend ar Objects, Dates are now just an interface.

**markmcgookin** · Mar 12 '07, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by sicarie

Java:
System.out.prin tln(" ");
GregorianCalend ar Objects, Dates are now just an interface.

whats wrong with system.out? Useful wee debugging tool that

**sicarie** · Mar 12 '07, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by markmcgookin

whats wrong with system.out? Useful wee debugging tool that

C++:
cout << "";

Java is slightly more verbose than necessary... (Though it definitely is useful in debugging)

**r035198x** · Mar 12 '07, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by sicarie

C++:
cout << "";

Java is slightly more verbose than necessary... (Though it definitely is useful in debugging)

I agree. The static import makes it possible to just say
out.println();

but I would have prefered something as short as printf

**markmcgookin** · Mar 12 '07, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by r035198x

I agree. The static import makes it possible to just say
out.println();

but I would have prefered something as short as printf

Is printf like PASCAL... what was it's println command?

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