Well, if you have a very fast processor and no need for speed or the
power, java can be pressed into a functional use...

However, when you already have the syntax of C++, why tie your hands
with java, a pseudo-language really... it steals C syntax to run
scripted and byte code...

Of course, if you don't understand the difference of a real
programming language which is compiled and linked--as opposed to java,
it is a moot point...

John

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John Plimmer wrote:

I couldn't agree more with dropping CW from the ham test.
It reminds me of the legal profession here in South Africa.
It used to be a requirement that lawyers had to pass Latin
in high
school
and have at least two courses in Latin for their law
degree.
That was scrapped about ten years ago amid loud protests
from the
dinosaurs.
Today the law profession is flourishing more than ever
before with
high
quality judges and advocates.
The only thing I have noticed is that the high and mighty
no
longer
spew
out
Latin quotations = R.I.P.

Our SARL (South African Radio League) ham club is
diminishing by
the
year
and the once crowded ham bands are now empty.
We need to make it easier for new entrants to come into
this
wonderful
hobby.

Why does everything need to be made easier? Can't the 'tards
learn
the
code? If
so, WHY can't the 'tards learn the code?

If ordinary folks could pass the test in years past what is
so
different
today?

Laziness?

It's like being certified in COBOL when you work on MSSQL, it's
a
waste
of
time.



But COBOL is still a viable language....

True, but it's popularity is waning.




I do have a buddy that programs for Loctite amd makes well up into
6
figures. It's still used pretty heavily in the business world.

Sure is. My shop is finally moving away from cobol to all java in
the next
few years.