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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth to study languages on the JVM without... by oscardelben on Friday November 27, 2009 @08:11AM (#963834)
I mean being familiar with the api, and thinking in java when something is not possible to do with the language.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth to study languages on the JVM without... by cjg on Friday November 27, 2009 @09:07AM (#963889)
The JDK is where a lot of the power of running on the Java platform comes from. It is an enormous library and you will never know it all thoroughly. It will, however, definitely be worth your while learning the parts most relevant to you.
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