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Re: presentable Java features and programs

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On 4/6/2015 6:50 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>    A Java course participant asked me near the start of the
>    beginner's course: »What can one do with Java? Could you
>    show me three Java programs?«.

     "What can one do with Java?  Nothing that can't be done in some
other language.  I'll give you a referral to our COBOL professor, or
to a guidance counsellor if you'd like to change your major."

     What can one do with a hammer?  One can build, or one can
destroy.  The building may be shoddy, and the destruction may be
incomplete -- these depend on the circumstances and on the talent
and application of the hammerer -- but basically, that's It.

     In short: Silly question.  Something along the lines of "Why
Java as opposed to SNOBOL?" might have been more worthy, but ...

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Re: presentable Java features and programs Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-04-06 21:20 -0400
  Re: presentable Java features and programs Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-06 21:23 -0400
  Re: presentable Java features and programs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-04-06 21:24 -0400
    Re: presentable Java features and programs Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-04-06 21:35 -0400
      Re: presentable Java features and programs Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-04-08 09:20 -0700
      Re: presentable Java features and programs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-04-12 22:12 -0400
        Re: presentable Java features and programs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-04-12 22:17 -0400

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