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Re:Java is pass-by-value, Dammit (and so are Ruby and Python... by philwelch on Sunday December 06, 2009 @03:57PM (#980152)
Except, historically that's absolutely wrong. Since the advent of printing, the Bible has been the most widely published book in the world because the masses, as they are, have historically been religious people.
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Re:Java is pass-by-value, Dammit (and so are Ruby and Python... by kleevr on Sunday December 06, 2009 @05:34PM (#980275)
OT: I did find it very interesting to learn that the second most popular book (up to the beginning of the twentieth century) was Euclid's The Elements after the printers were done pressing bibles.
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