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		jrockway on Nov 10, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can Java Be Saved? I am more interested in writing good programs than "just getting something done". That means using tools with the appropriate level of expressiveness, of which Java and C are neither. Ask me which of Common Lisp, Haskell, and Perl I prefer, then call me a "<language> programmer". Remember, in the other threads, I am advocating combinations of features that do not currently exist in any programming language. I may be a "<language> programmer", I guess, but that <language> does not actually exist. Meta... (You are the one who thinks that every feature that Java has is essential for programming, and every feature it's missing is <some cynical weasel-words here>. That is indicative of seeing the world through Java-colored glasses.)

axod on Nov 10, 2009 [–]

FWIW, I've written far more non Java code than I've written Java code, so I wouldn't say I have "Java-colored glasses") ;)

I've also never said that Java is better than <insert other language here> without qualifying what it is better for.

jrockway on Nov 10, 2009 | [–]

When did you qualify what it is better for? (Better than what?)

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