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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: Java vs C++
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Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:51:38 +1300
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In message <iinimq$q4v$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:

> On 02/06/2011 06:54 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> Strange that Java never copied the C++ operator names "and”, “or” and
>> “not”.
> 
> Why should it have? They're just aliases for other objects.

They’re not objects, they’re operator names.