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>Some of the later version "breaks" apps written >in previous versions. <snicker><snicker><snicker> Perhaps Sun is learning that the mantra of "write once, run anywhere" has some problems and there are times when breaking forward compatability is a necessary evil. -Walden ------------ Walden H Leverich III President Tech Software (516) 627-3800 x11 (208) 692-3308 eFax WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.TechSoftInc.com Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) -----Original Message----- From: William Washington III [mailto:w.washington3@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:58 PM To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn? I guess it depends on what you consider a "change." The latest Java is version 1.4, but there were at least: 1.0 1.1 1.1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3.0 1.3.1 I may have missed some of the "minor" releases. Some of the later version "breaks" apps written in previous versions. William ---- Begin Original Message ---- date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:14:42 +0100 from: "McCallion, Martin" Shannon O'Donnell wrote: > I've programmed a lot in both Java and VB and I can tell you, > that, from my > perspective anyway, VB is way easier to learn and understand. In my experience, that is a very unusual position. ?Most of the people I know who have done both have clamoured to get off VB and onto Java. > Java changes versions often (REAL OFTEN!). This is, perhaps, the strangest assertion I have ever heard made about Java. ?1.4 versions in, what, seven years? ?Not goshdarned often enough by a long shot, most would say. ?OS/400 changes faster than Java, I think. <<snip>> _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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