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Re: Javascript replacing Java?

From	Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Javascript replacing Java?
Date	2017-05-15 19:49 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On Mon, 15 May 2017 10:46:39 -0700, a.laforgia wrote:

> On Monday, 15 May 2017 12:58:42 UTC+1, Martin Gregorie  wrote:
> 
> [...]
>> I had a brief tussle with JavaScript and gave up on it because:
> 
> So you're yet another one who cannot compare them.
> 
>> 1) I like strongly typed languages
> [...]
>> 2) I learn languages best by reading books but I was utterly unable to
>> find even a barely adequate book on JavaScript.
> 
> Oh, I see, two more than valid reasons to say that JS will never replace
> Java.
> 
> Please note that I am not defending that point. I am just pinpointing
> that you cannot compare two parties if you haven't got enough
> information about one of them, and you as well as Arne don't.

I said nothing about whether one language will replace another.
What I did was to tell you that I don't like JavaScript as a language, 
give my reasons for not liking it and adding that I don't want to use 
it.  

So, don't try put words in my mouth that I didn't say or mean. 


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Javascript replacing Java? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-03 07:24 -0700
  Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-03 10:51 -0400
    Re: Javascript replacing Java? Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-04 05:52 +0800
      Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-03 23:14 -0400
        Re: Javascript replacing Java? a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2017-05-05 14:44 -0700
          Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-05 22:28 -0400
            Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-06 13:25 +0000
              Re: Javascript replacing Java? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 05:14 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-08 17:58 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 13:12 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-08 22:23 +0000
            Re: Javascript replacing Java? a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2017-05-09 13:41 -0700
              Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-14 20:30 -0400
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-15 11:55 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 10:46 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-15 19:49 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-15 19:08 -0400
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-16 10:43 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-16 19:14 -0400
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-17 00:13 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-16 04:58 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-05-16 12:23 +0000
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-05-16 10:46 -0400
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-05-16 19:17 -0400
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-05-22 18:17 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-16 07:51 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 10:44 -0700
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? Joshua Cranmer 🐧 <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2017-05-15 15:07 -0500
                Re: Javascript replacing Java? lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 13:30 -0700

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