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Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors

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On 02/05/2011 01:42 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<iiilep$spb$2@news.albasani.net>, Lew wrote:
>
>> You may think the rules are screwy, but the JLS itself is not sloppy nor
>> erroneous there.
>
> You don’t think it “sloppy” to have a technique recommended in one place and
> deprecated in another part of the same spec?

Where does that happen?  You haven't cited any such thing and I don't know of 
such a thing.  In the particular case here, Joshua Cranmer has already shown 
you where you went wrong.  Don't you assimilate these responses, or are you 
simply a troll?

The JLS is obfuscatory in parts, and a bit light in other parts. but I don't 
agree that it's "sloppy".  That is not to claim it cannot be improved, but 
overall I find it precise and reliable.

Anyway, you started this thread with the claim that the JLS is riddled with 
errors and typos.  Now you're saying merely that it is "sloppy" (whatever that 
means) in parts.  Some of what you offer as evidence is not sloppy, but 
difficult to understand and clearly you have not yet understood those parts. 
While I see why they're difficult to understand, as they are for me and for 
just about anyone, our lack of understanding is not equivalent to error or 
typo in the JLS.

Try fixing your understanding instead of what isn't broken.

If your goal is rather to troll, and refuse to accept anything that folks are 
telling you, I'm sorry to say you aren't being very notable.  Trolls here set 
a much higher standard.  You'll have to step it up.  Start attacking us 
personally!  Shift the ground of your discourse more.  You're already on the 
way with erroneous statements of fact ("Virtual methods started with C++") and 
simple restatement of claims already refuted in the discussion.  But that's 
kid stuff.  Bring it, dude!

-- 
Lew
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Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-05 14:37 +1300
  Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-02-05 00:15 -0500
    Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-02-05 10:10 -0500
    Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-05 19:41 +1300
  Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-02-04 23:59 -0500
    Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-05 19:42 +1300
      Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-02-05 09:34 -0500
        Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-02-05 12:52 -0500

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