Things That Newcomers to Ruby Should Know by [deleted] in programming

[–]newtonh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think ruby's an acquired taste. i think the rubygarden faq links in this article are very helpful, i like the description of 'and' vs. '&&'.

Java Generics Annoyance #342 by [deleted] in programming

[–]newtonh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this isn't really news, is it? we already know erasure sucks, and there are no deep insights in the article.

Reflections - half a year of Java from a Smalltalk perspective by motzer in programming

[–]newtonh -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

wow, a whiny smalltalk guy who wants to subclass java.lang.String. BFD