Overheard in the tech blogosphere:

Java

May 23 2008   5:42PM GMT

Overheard: I don’t want to ever have to wait for Java to load



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Programming, Java
rupert_goodwins.jpg Java doesn’t do anything by itself. It’s a programming language. Programming languages are like sewage plants: if the average user becomes aware of them, something’s gone wrong.

Rupert Goodwins, Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet

Love it!  When I see that Orange Java box come up, I go get a cup of coffee.

Feb 5 2008   2:18PM GMT

Overheard: LINQ is like object-oriented programming



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, .NET, Java, Programming
patrick_hynds.jpg LINQ is an object-oriented revolution for data, because it, like object-oriented programming, allows programmers to write code that is more like the way people think.

Patrick Hynds, as quoted in Does .NET With LINQ Beat Java?