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Dismissive Java folks (Score:1)

by Aristotle (5147)

I recall […] having a Java fan derisively say to me “People still use Perl?”
I have two data points here… consider first what chromatic says [oreillynet.com], and then on that basis, ponder a remark from Piers Cawley [bofh.org.uk]. Hmm…
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  by chromatic (983) on 2007.07.31 17:35 (#56638) Homepage Journal
  
  I don't know many Java folks who have as a goal that the average person should be able to write a computer program now and then... which is odd, when I consider that a very strong design goal of the language was so that barely-trained monkeys should be able to program without doing too much damage.
  
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