Re: Java old hat?

Indeed

Heaven save us from systems built with uninteresting and predictable software, where's the fun in that :)

On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Timur Akhmadeev <timur.akhmadeev_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I had to translate "old hat" and Google gave me what I think is a perfect
> answer to your question:
>
> noun
> used to refer to something considered uninteresting, predictable, tritely
> familiar, or old-fashioned.
> So, you know what is - what is sort of banal and old hat to one group of
> people, is brand new to another group of people.
>
> On Friday, 1 July 2016, John Thomas <jt2354_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Seeing Pete Gorman's question prompted me to ask this different question.
>>
>> Was told the other day that Java is "old hat". I believe there's a
>> propaganda campaign along these lines going on from the vendor of several
>> competing proprietary languages, but I don't think it's true. If my
>> understanding is correct Java in the browser, like any non-sandboxed
>> full-spectrum language, has proved to be a bad idea, but Java on the server
>> and for building rich apps is alive and well.
>>
>> There may have been some clumsy handling by Java's new, highly litigious
>> owner, but suggesting it is "old hat" is just swallowing propaganda.
>>
>> Opinions please?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> JT
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John
>>
>> Bonkers...!
>>
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Timur Akhmadeev
>
>

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