tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post6601461319117128722..comments2023-06-05T23:03:15.094-07:00Comments on Tor Norbye's Blog: Kids Nowadays...Tor Norbyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746799716822637466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post-53848024691949798062006-01-02T06:58:46.000-08:002006-01-02T06:58:46.000-08:00Joel surprisingly delivered a back-handed complime...Joel surprisingly delivered a back-handed compliment to the suitability of Java for use in the enterprise.<br>The Colt was known as the Equalizer, because<br>"Being bigger, tougher and meaner than the next guy may not mean jack spit if the next guy carries a .357 in his waistband." (See<br>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27882)<br>Joel's rant was the problem that Java is the programming language equivalent of the Colt, making ability to worry about pointers etc irrelevant.<br>Chui Teyhttp://www.redmountainsw.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.com