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On 19/08/13 11:00, Richard Maher wrote:
> On 8/19/2013 9:36 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 8/16/2013 9:59 PM, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
>>> Java is a good solid GP language. Note I don't say OO or anything else,
>>> I think it's a good general purpose language.
>>
>> I would put it this way: unless you have specific reasons to prefer
>> another language then Java is a good choice.
>>
>> Arne
>>
>>
> REASON 1:
>
> My customer does not want to be boxed into a corner by extortionate
> contractor rates for legacy skills.

I'd hardly call Java 'legacy'

Everything ends up being *legacy*, eventually,  but I don't think Java 
is there just yet.

<snip>

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