User: brush2327

Re:Already ditched

On: Will Sun's Java Go Open Source?

As far as verbosity and printf are concerned some of the new Java 5.0 features are designed to help:

// Import of static methods and fields
import static java.lang.System.out;
...
private void someFunction(String someVar) {
// New printf method
out.printf("Hello %s\n", someVar);
}

Re:VAT

On: British Government Considers Tax on Computers

why not have a small but compulsory licence fee on home internet connections?

You already pay 17.5% VAT on that as well whethers its a PAYG 0845/0870 dial-up or a monthly DSL/cable subscription.