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| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: presentable Java features and programs |
| Date | Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:23:49 -0400 |
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On 04/06/2015 09:20 PM, Eric Sosman wrote: > 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 ... > Wow.
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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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