Java is based on Objective-C/Smalltalk, not on C++. It's strictly worse than its original too. There's a lot to be said for the rule of least power, but it's not nearly powerful enough.

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wiseowise 20 hours ago | parent [-]

It’s irrelevant what it is based on. Those are the words of James Gosling.

> It's strictly worse than its original too.

Tell me more of those exiting stories. I’d like to hear them.

	▲	astrange 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Well for one thing, ObjC has messaging and value types! Wait, that's two things.