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Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the language-midlife-crisis dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Everyone knows that no programming language is a perfect fit for every job. This article launches a 'new series by Bruce Tate that looks at ways other languages solve major problems and what those solutions mean to Java developers. He first explores Active Record, the persistence engine behind Ruby on Rails.'"

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  1. Uhhh.... by wbren · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows that no programming language is a perfect fit for every job.

    I program in raw machine code. It's a perfect fit for every job, every time!

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    -William Brendel
    1. Re:Uhhh.... by Ziviyr · · Score: 5, Funny

      I guess the answer for that is "works great on IE!"

      --

      Someone set us up the bomb, so shine we are!
  2. Re:Still looking for an IDE by k2r · · Score: 4, Funny

    > Here, we simply drag and drop then program the logic behind all those widgets
    > I taught VB myself using this method.
    > Current IDEs I have looked at make things confusing.

    Nothing personal but: This explains much of the VB code I had the misfortune to see in my life.

    k2r