Re: [Fwd: Re: Wikipedia criticism about root]

Hi,

cstrato wrote:
 > and Java not suitalbe for writing large applications.

There are many examples showing that this is not true. Significant number of Web Service applications is written in Java (almost none are in C++), Java is used extensively in NASA (for example in the Mars project). And we have quite large applications also in HEP - many based on FreeHEP framework. You may be mistaken by the fact that when using FreeHEP you are not forced to load all of that, so your application in not as "large" as Root while it implements the same functionality.

Andy Buckley wrote:
> PS. Myself and cstrato seem to have assumed the twin roles of Chief
> Arguer here. I think it would be of benefit if others --- including some
> of those who've mailed me personally with supportive messages and the
> main ROOT developers, who presumably (I hope!) have opinions on these
> issues --- can add to the debate. Otherwise this whole affair is a waste
> of words... a fact which I suspect is not lost on the more prominent
> silent parties ;-)

Many people have spend already a lot of time in arguments about Root problems. I certainly did, Guy Barrand did, FreeHEP team did,... People working in LHC experiments (as I do) are very well aware of serious Root problems, but:
- don't have time to discuss them because they have to fix them - are discouraged by the fact that no serious discussion about Root

   alternatives is allowed in LCG/AA (CERN official LHC software project)

Otherwise, I certainly agree with most of your points.

             Julius

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