Re: Java is slower than C++!



"Twisted" wrote
*Ambiguous* references are the problem, especially when there's a) a
very common meaning and b) a very obscure one and you're fairly
certain the latter is meant. The expectation is that common meaning
...
Not looking good.

I rest my case.

And yet one quick post to the group disambiguated all those to the second major hit on the board.

Yes, the "Go" reference was a tad too hip for the room, perhaps, but it's a well-known game, particularly among engineers, so the introduction of the reference was not such a shot in the dark in context.

--
Lew
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