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Subject: Re: Checked Exceptions in Java
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On Sat, 06 Feb 2016 20:02:42 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

> I'm unsure what a Windows user's weapons of choice would be - Perl or
> Visual BASIC?

are you implying that Perl is only a valid choice to use in MS Windows, 
and not Linux.  Using (G)awk instead of Perl for most tasks shows 
ignorance, and not experience.   The experience of most GNU programmers 
is to use a full arsenal of tools available, especially and including 
Perl....100%.

So speak for yourself.