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Re: iteration blues

From	Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: iteration blues
Date	2011-11-04 20:30 -0700
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Robert Klemme wrote:
> Lew wrote:
> > All right, yeah, it *did* require that one be at least minimally
> > familiar with 'java.util.Iterator' to understand exactly why "you
> > will need the iterator", but every Java programmer from beginner
> > onward surely is aware of 'Iterator#remove()', right?  Surely no one
> > calling themselves a Java programmer could be ignorant of such a
> > basic, fundamental, early concept in Java?  Could they?
> 
> Well...  Judging from my experience Iterator.remove() seems to be less 
> known than the other methods of that interface - although not as much as 
> methods (and even the existence) of ListIterator. :-)  I would consider 
> this pretty basic knowledge as you did - probably in the same area as 
> the ternary operator - but empiricism often proves our assumptions 
> wrong. :-)

Just because ignorance is widespread doesn't mean that it's excusable.  It's basic knowledge whether people bothered to learn their craft or not.

-- 
Lew

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  Re: iteration blues Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-11-03 08:51 -0700
    Re: iteration blues Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 09:32 -0700
      Re: iteration blues Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-04 21:00 -0400
        Re: iteration blues spk <jhic@speak.invalid> - 2011-11-05 07:48 -0400
  Re: iteration blues Henk van Voorthuijsen <voorth@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-03 09:31 -0700
    Re: iteration blues Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 13:50 -0700
      Re: iteration blues Henk van Voorthuijsen <voorth@xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-04 08:07 -0700
    Re: iteration blues Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-04 21:02 -0400
  Re: iteration blues Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-03 10:08 -0700
  Re: iteration blues Travers Naran <tnaran@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 22:22 -0700
  Re: iteration blues Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-04 10:34 +0100
    Re: iteration blues Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-04 10:46 -0700
      Re: iteration blues Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-04 23:55 +0100
        Re: iteration blues Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-04 21:06 -0400
        Re: iteration blues Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-04 20:30 -0700
        Re: iteration blues bob <bob@coolgroups.com> - 2011-11-05 12:40 -0700
          Re: iteration blues Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-05 16:14 -0400
            Re: iteration blues Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-05 13:41 -0700
    Re: iteration blues bob <bob@coolgroups.com> - 2011-11-04 13:42 -0700

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