Comments on: Where have I been? https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2007/04/21/where-have-i-been-2/ Thoughts, rants, and even some code from the mind of Barney Boisvert. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: barneyb https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2007/04/21/where-have-i-been-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12974 barneyb Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:29:49 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2007/04/21/where-have-i-been-2/#comment-12974 Kola, I wholeheartedly agree with the Java productivity. There's definitely a learning curve with Java (both the language and the libraries), but it's not terribly large. Once you're over the hump, the tools support make Java a joy to work with. Kola,

I wholeheartedly agree with the Java productivity. There's definitely a learning curve with Java (both the language and the libraries), but it's not terribly large. Once you're over the hump, the tools support make Java a joy to work with.

]]> By: Kola Oyedeji https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2007/04/21/where-have-i-been-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12955 Kola Oyedeji Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:41:45 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2007/04/21/where-have-i-been-2/#comment-12955 Interesting - I had a conversation with a clever guy I know and respect who has done a both ColdFusion and Java and his opinion was that the sheer volume of tools and libraries available in Java means he is actually more productive in Java than in ColdFusion. I'm not convinced one way or another but I will say that when I do return to working with Java I'm always reminded of what we miss in ColdFusion. Simply being able to get your IDE to refactor code for example. On the pragmatic programmer - I think it is a good book but one which provides little value once you have learned many of the lessons the hard way. Interesting – I had a conversation with a clever guy I know and respect who has done a both ColdFusion and Java and his opinion was that the sheer volume of tools and libraries available in Java means he is actually more productive in Java than in ColdFusion. I'm not convinced one way or another but I will say that when I do return to working with Java I'm always reminded of what we miss in ColdFusion. Simply being able to get your IDE to refactor code for example.

On the pragmatic programmer – I think it is a good book but one which provides little value once you have learned many of the lessons the hard way.

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