Well, it's not like black youth are inundated with the glorification of "thug life" and "gangsta" culture, or that blacks that *do* do well are often labeled by their peers as "actin' like dey white"...

I'm black and I don't know a single person that talks like that. Not among my family, friends, or acquaintances. I do encounter this stereotype quite frequently on television, music and on the internet though.

I'm not saying there aren't people who think like that. But that it's not as common way of think as rap videos and off-hand comments would lead you to believe.

E.g. How many of these people you overheard were actually being serious? And not making fun of the stereotype?

Is this still Slashdot? Do we still like, or report on Linux anymore?

Isn't this place about science and scientific methodology? Do you or ( anyone who modded you up ) have statistics to back that up? Can you show that the correlation isn't to poverty, and not race? Or do we continue to discredit an entire race of people simply based on our own stereotypes and cognitive biases?

It is a lot easier to embrace an "open standard" when you developed it yourself, then donated it to a consortium.

WBEM is a decades old open standard implemented by just about every major software and hardware manufacturer out there. It's shipped with just about every OS. The computer you are using right now probably has CIM implementation built in or at least available in the core OS.

The standard is managed by the Distributed Management Task Force which includes most top software firms. Here is the Java JSR-48: WBEM Services Specification and Implementation for example.

What Microsoft is giving the open-source community is a CIMON ( CIM Object Manager ) implementation. This is fully standards based and Microsoft is just donating the code. But as mentioned earlier Ubuntu and most OSes already ship with a lightweight CIMON.

Same with Java and Scala. A strongly functional language that allows you to keep using the thousands of Java libraries out there.

If you did you would see that this is partnership with InfoSys Foundation. InfoSys is actually donating millions to be part of this non-profit effort. Secondly, they're helping Code.Org and not leading the effort.

With this announcement, Infosys Foundation USA becomes a Platinum-level sponsor of Code.org, providing not only financial support but also resources and extensive experience in computer science education.

The Chairperson of Infosys Foundation USA, Vandana Sikka, has been appointed to the Code.org Board. Sikka’s background includes a master’s degree in computer science and a successful track record in product design, development and management in several Silicon Valley startups. She joins fellow Code.org board members, including representatives from companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon.com.

Don't let Slashdot bloggers work you into a frenzy whenever they feel like. Isn't critical and scientific thinking a big deal around here? Or does that not apply to organizations we don't like.

If you'd like to use your native language skills ( E.g. Java from Android ) on alternate platform ( e.g. IOS ), frameworks can be useful. I like open-sourced CodeNameOne and RoboVM because I work on the Java side of things and my needs on alternate platforms are fairly basic. An IOS developer may easily go in the other direction.

AWS had some new machine learning algorithm added a month ago; Azure doesn't have that.

Incorrect. http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/

Please read up on Utility Software, which has a very sizable list of examples written in Java. Personally, we have a list of utility software on the market written in Java.

You must be a Java programmer. Garbage collection is generally a very bad idea for a systems language, because of the periodic stalls whilst it does the cleanup

Respectfully, you really need to research this if you believe that is the cause. Java is the enterprise systems language to beat today. And its Garbage collector does a fine job if you understand how it operates, just as with most other mature garbage collected runtimes.

Also RoboVM if you'd like to leverage your Java skills. Allowing you to target Android and IOS.

http://www.javaworld.com/article/2836880/java-ios-developer/robovm-beckons-java-8-programmers-to-ios.html

People just say things on here and it's taken as fact. How is Java's String implementation overweight?

Java, like C# does use 16 bit char widths, but that actually makes it faster than variable width characters. That's why these languages do so.

So what about Java strings are 'overweight'?

No. We need to collectively get a fucking grip, and move on. Stupid kids doing stupid things.

Maybe we should wait for the charges to be filed before making this argument. As for expulsion, this will depend on the university's bylaws and code of conduct. I expect these will be reviewed.

Kids of all races get expelled for much less, I'm sure.

When they say it, it's art. When anyone else says the exact same thing, it's a hate crime.

Firstly, very few people are seriously framing this as a crime. Much less a hate-crime. This is a strawman, pure and simple.

Secondly, a lot of the outrage is from the fact that this is a campus related organization. The idea is that these students should be held to a higher standard than "gansta rappers".

Exactly. ...and had this been a Black fraternity chanting about honkies and crackers, absolutely NOTHING would be done about it, nor would it be getting national attention.

Do you or any of the readers that modded your comment "Informative" have any evidence to back that up?

Secondly, even if that was the case, would 2 wrongs make a right? Shouldn't we make sure that the Black fraternity was punished instead of defending the other intolerant fraternities?