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Re:Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a depositi... by dserodio on Monday October 27, 2014 @02:51PM (#8517351)
Except for pass-by-value and pass-by-reference. Java's model of always passing a reference value makes the mental model around references so much simpler.
Re:Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a depositi... by brusch64 on Friday October 31, 2014 @06:12AM (#8538046)
It makes the model simpler, but I found this pretty cumbersome. I wanted to write a method returning two values (Boolean), so I had to return an array of Booleans. Out parameter seem easier for me (and more concise)