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[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 72 points 1 month ago (34 children)

Java was also my first introduction to programming as it was included in Computer Science in final year of school (at college, we did the trusty C).

I think they have replaced Java with Python now in schools because of the latter's popularity and also because many would argue, Python is slightly easier to learn than Java.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They did, but it makes me sad. Python is becoming the next JavaScript because of its ease of use.

The Java guys simply don't understand how to code without the gang of 4 crutch to lean on.

[–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] oporko@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That makes more sense in context. Another Gang of Four (that I err, know more deeply for some reason) is(read:was) a political grouping in mid 70s in China.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Some of the GoF patterns over-emphasise inheritance, but by-and-large, you don't build large systems without either using or rediscovering software patterns, whether they're OO, FP, or what-have-you.

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