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On 7/26/2012 11:47 AM, Arne Vajhøj 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