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On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 22:17:26 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > Java's cleaner overall ... =20
>=20
> You got to be kidding.

> > ... and the standard library is positively Byzantine... =20
>=20
> That=E2=80=99s why I say, you got to be kidding about it being =E2=80=9Cc=
leaner
> overall=E2=80=9D.

I meant more on a core language/syntax level, and let's be clear, it's
a pretty low bar. Certainly not a model student, just less of a mess
than the Problem Child.