>>if you borrow money, you are fully expected to pay it back. As soon as possible.

Do that in America and your credit rating goes down. You are expected to pay the money back over the full term of the loan in order to maximize lender profit. In other words, buying your way out of slavery is frowned upon.

If that happens Greece should pay back the US.

Well, "id" is an Objective C keyword, IIRC.

The title of the post that *I* responded to was "utter crap language."

Not "utter crap platform", not "utter crap run time".... "utter crap language"... then followed up with a rant about the platform.

Sounds like your gripe is with Java the platform, not Java the language.

let's repeat our folly.

serendipity
serndipd/
noun
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Two words: tabs, spaces.

That's what I thought.

It was purely serendipity, and now the install base is so large you can;t get rid of it.

Fast yes, quick.... not so much.

Don't know about most, but looking over the ridges of western Maryland I can see several still standing.

I can see it now.....

You must be the douche bag that made a deal with God and is going to live forever.

About 10 years ago or so.

I bet Cable Hogue could take the Death Star any day.