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Subject: Re: Do C++ and Java professionals use UML??
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  To: Patricia Shanahan
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  To: Patricia Shanahan
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:41:01 +0000, Patricia Shanahan wrote:

> To: Arne Vajhr#j
> From: Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>
>
> On 7/26/2012 11:47 AM, Arne Vajhoj wrote: ...
>> Someone believing in most of them is a different story. I am skeptical
>> about calling such a person for a Java developer. Even though the code
>> is following JLS and compiles with javac, then there is almost no
>> overlap with the Java world. It is not the Java way. And if the
>> person tried to write such code at work, then the person would be
>> kicked out quickly in many places. It is not what companies expect
>> when they hire a Java developer.
> ...
>
> I think of programming languages as tools, not philosophies. Java happens to
be
> a favorite tool, one that fits my brain the way my favorite wood carving
chisel
> fits my hand. On the other hand, I no more subscribe to "the Java way" than
to
> a "the half inch chisel way".
>
> When I'm starting a new program, in a situation in which I'm free to use any
> standards I like, I follow the commonest conventions for the program's
> language. If I'm modifying or adding to an existing project, or working in an
> organization that has other conventions, I follow the local conventions.
>
> Patricia
>
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I agree with Patricia, eloquently articulated.

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