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Re:Modern Java – A Guide to Java 8 by incepted on Monday November 16, 2015 @10:31AM (#10574948)
> Any PL student of a decent school, if he is not a hypocrite, would tell you that Java is the worst thing that happened to CS since MS DOS,

That's why we don't listen to students to make this kind of uninformed claims.

Java has flaws, for sure, but calling it the "worst thing since MS DOS" can only come from someone who lacks perspective and experience.

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Re:Modern Java – A Guide to Java 8 by dschiptsov on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:03PM (#10575535)
Why, I have experience of re-instalation and restoring data from backup each time Business Objects JVM process segfaults, because there is no way keep track of state unless it shuts down property. How about this perspective?
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Re:Modern Java – A Guide to Java 8 by incepted on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:15PM (#10575608)
Good for you but it doesn't make your previous statement any less of a preposterous hyperbole.
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Re:Modern Java – A Guide to Java 8 by dschiptsov on Monday November 16, 2015 @01:01PM (#10575897)
Tell us, please, what language comes to one's mind instantly afer reading this chapter below?

http://the-programmers-stone.com/the-original-talks/day-1-th...

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