Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!news-spur2.glorb.com!homer.glorb.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Steve Sobol Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: StringBuilder Difficulties Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:33:47 -0700 Organization: Glorb Internet Services, http://www.glorb.com Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <971fj1Fg1rU1@mid.individual.net> <9744m8FpnhU3@mid.individual.net> <6cqp07tiug2nu8u6ififvvek1694fkpfi1@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: iPkerGyBvEjTeMef7hbH9w.user.posting2.glorb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@glorb.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:33:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 X-Notice: Scanned by Mr. Bill Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:5805 In article <6cqp07tiug2nu8u6ififvvek1694fkpfi1@4ax.com>, Gene Wirchenko says... > >A general comment: I'm inclined to agree with the people who are > >saying that in general it seems like you're trying to write [name > >of your favorite language] programs in Java, and in the long term > >that seems less optimal than trying to grok the Java mindset. > > My mindset is that I want to get my work done. I do not care > about the Java mindset except as it helps me get my work done. Your choice, but unless *no one* is ever going to look at your code, I don't think yours is the right attitude to adopt. I do try to follow the coding conventions of whichever language I happen to be using. Seems to me that that is a BCP... -- Steve Sobol - Programming/WebDev/IT Support sjsobol@JustThe.net