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Posted Feb 3, 2010 20:11 UTC (Wed) by ncm (subscriber, #165)
In reply to: Java by dlang
Parent article: Facebook's "HipHop" PHP translator

Yes, you don't get valid results by comparing badly-written programs. You only get valid results by comparing well-written programs. How well a program can be written, though, is limited by the language, and Java has myriad ways to encourage writing badly, so it's hard to find a real well-written Java program. It can be done, but when it's done you still end up with a Java program, so it's hardly worth the trouble.


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