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Jump to PostDefinitely when the target system has a C++ compiler but no Java support.
Jump to PostWhich are you more familiar with, and do you have a C++ library for the database engine? Java has standard library support for database work in general (the standard C++ library doesn't have any), but still often needs driver for the specific DBMS. In most cases, the differences in support …
Jump to PostHow are you at remembering to garbage collect and release unnecessary resources? You'll build the application faster in Java. You'll run the application faster in C++. That's been argument for years. Pick one.
Jump to PostSmart pointers are fine, but unless they are combined with reference-counting life-cycle management, are of limited use. I'm not that familiar with C++11's shared pointers, so it looks like I have some additional research to do. :-)
Yeah, you probably should. ;) Shared-pointers (
shared_ptr
/weak_ptr
) are surprisingly …
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