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NewsLast operating ICT 1301 mainframe computer set to run again Pin
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NewsReally? Java developers love writing non-Java Pin
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I absolutely agree, keeping to one technology generally is a good way to expose yourself to redundancy if your chosen platform fades.

Even more important, learning new languages and technologies makes you a better programmer.

I'm going through the same learning curve with Haskell, but its beginning to sink in. Except monads, but what do you expect from a feature which only rhymes with ...
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

NewsJavaOne 2013 Roundup: Java 8 is Revolutionary, Java is back Pin
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NewsMicrosoft Surface: A misunderstood jewel Pin
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NewsGoogle's Quantum A.I. Lab adds quantum physics to Minecraft Pin
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NewsFacebook adopts D language Pin
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NewsWindows 8 support will end in two years Pin
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NewsDon't move your Windows user profiles folder to another drive Pin
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NewsMicrosoft offers details on next TypeScript updates up to 1.0 Pin
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NewsWindows RT 8.1 pulled from the Windows Store Pin
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NewsIBM Unveils Computer fed by 'Electronic Blood' Pin
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NewsUsers hit by Blue Screen, 0xC1900101 - 0x40017 error with Windows 8.1 update Pin
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