Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse
ferrule@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
java was my 5th language, having just missed it as the AP CS language in highschool by a year. oddly i could not get behind such a massive standard library having come from BASIC, Pascal C++, ASM, VHDL. now after 30 years of programing i write Java web services for a living. feels strange.
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Oddly, I did know some BASIC and I have vague memories of the numeric line starters like 10 with white text on a black background giving it a retro feel.