How (not) to write Factorial in Java

Re:How (not) to write Factorial in Java by dhimes on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @11:01PM (#2146522)

Well, maybe, but the cultural argument is also applicable. With my first Java app I did this kind of stuff because the examples of Java I found implied that this was a good thing to do. I didn't have a lot of experience in this area, so I thought, "these folks have been around the block, experienced the pain, and now have words for the wise." So I did it too.

I wonder if I will actually ever use one of those factories again in that app.

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Re:How (not) to write Factorial in Java by rbanffy on Thursday January 27, 2011 @04:55AM (#2147286)

One of the things that annoys me in Java books is that every meaningful example is a couple pages long, most of it giving context to a function or method. The process of writing a meaningful may be so painful and risky Java programmers defend themselves by starting with code so generic they believe it won't need rewriting in the future.

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