Not long ago a project required me to learn a little Java. As a long-time elitist functional programmer, I was not extremely excited. Due to the low quality of Java software I have used, I assumed, like many, that Java produced slow, bloated, and buggy software. Some languages just feel clunky. My previous experience with Java was as a much less experienced programmer. My experience this time around, however, was more positive. Read More...

There is an interesting article at Irrational Exuberance about anti-objects and reflective design. The author states, "The first– and only– programming paradigm I was taught at college was OO." Another recent blog post by a college CS tutor laments that object oriented design is the first (and often, the only) abstraction method taught to students in computer science programs. Read More...