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From: mcc@entropy.cs.princeton.edu (Martin C. Carlisle)
Subject: Re: Java momentum slowing ?
Date: 1999/05/07
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Date: 1999-05-07T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <37333a43.181207462@news.mindspring.com>,
Bob Munck <munck@Mill-Creek-Systems.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 06 May 1999 17:42:37 GMT, Richard D Riehle
><laoxhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I've heard that DISA is mandating the use of Java for all new code.

This sounds preposterous.  After all the grief the DoD got over the last
language mandate, I doubt they'd try again any time soon.  In any event, you
can rest assured no such rumor has reached the Air Force Academy, where we
do most of our work and almost all of our teaching in Ada.

--Martin

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