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From: Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com>
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Subject: Re: where's your Vector, victor
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 07:32:27 -0700
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On 5/30/2014 01:11, bob smith wrote:
> I read that the Vector class is obsolete.
>
> Can someone tell me in a nutshell why this is so?
>
> Thank you.
>

Mostly mythology.  The Vector provides some additional functionality 
over a synchronized List but it's probably not something you will need. 
  If you don't need any synchronization then use an ArrayList, if you do 
the Vector will work fine too.

I use Vector every time I can just to send the big giant heads into a tizzy.

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Knute Johnson