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On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 11:34:31 -0400, "dnoyeB" 
<lamont_gilbert@rigidsoftware.com> wrote:

> Geez.  The spec reads like a stupid legal document.  I never
> read the spec, its just a headache.  I tried to understand 1
> thing from the spec once, and I read it over and over for hours
> to no avail.

Like legal documents, the primary goal for the Java Language 
Specification (and any language specification) is precision,
not readability.  That is one reason why people who concern
themselves with the details of language specifications are
sometimes referred to as "language lawyers".

For those who are not interested in that level of precision,
there are plenty of books available that describe the language
in more readable terms.

> Best to just test it.

That at may be an easier approach, but it sometimes will not
give you the correct answer.

-- 
Regards,

John McGrath [TeamB]

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