From: Arne Vajhøj on
On 16-02-2010 05:17, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> It is my belief that most Java programmer either did use
>> C++ before Java or learned Java by other that did use C++
>> before Java or have read plenty of Java books by people that
>> did use C++ before Java.
>
> I'll bet lots and lots of money that in 2010 that point #1 is no longer
> the case. I'm not convinced that it was _ever_ the case. In 2010 point
> #2 is also likely not the case, and although point #3 may be true, I'm
> glad you used the word "use" and not "knew well".

I feel old.

What do you do with developers > age 40?

Arne
From: Andreas Leitgeb on
Arne Vajhøj <arne(a)vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> I feel old.
> What do you do with developers > age 40?

Old Java-programmers never die, they ...
... are just garbage collected. (found on google)
... just no longer implement the relevant interfaces.

From: Mike Schilling on
Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
> Arne Vajh�j <arne(a)vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> I feel old.
>> What do you do with developers > age 40?
>
> Old Java-programmers never die, they ...
> ... are just garbage collected. (found on google)
> ... just no longer implement the relevant interfaces.

Are merely deprecated.


From: Daniel Pitts on
On 2/17/2010 7:09 AM, Mike Schilling wrote:
> Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
>> Arne Vajh�j<arne(a)vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> I feel old.
>>> What do you do with developers> age 40?
>>
>> Old Java-programmers never die, they ...
>> ... are just garbage collected. (found on google)
>> ... just no longer implement the relevant interfaces.
>
> Are merely deprecated.
No longer pass class-loader verification.

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From: John B. Matthews on
In article <NUYen.16$bx3.0(a)newsfe13.iad>,
Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.spamfilter(a)virtualinfinity.net> wrote:

> On 2/17/2010 7:09 AM, Mike Schilling wrote:
> > Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
> >> Arne Vajhøj<arne(a)vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> >>> I feel old.
> >>> What do you do with developers> age 40?
> >>
> >> Old Java-programmers never die, they ...
> >> ... are just garbage collected. (found on google)
> >> ... just no longer implement the relevant interfaces.
> >
> > Are merely deprecated.
> No longer pass class-loader verification.
Have value copied by reference.

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John B. Matthews
Depends? Depends! I don't want Depends; I want for sures.