On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 02:13:53PM +0000, Charles Forsyth wrote: > >> C++ and java feel highly inconsistent and are full of stupid busywork > >> and strange programming philosophies that you have to "learn" about, > > I've written programs in both languages and you don't really have to > worry about the philosophies, > if by that is meant things like the Pattern stuff, when using the > standard libraries or collections.
This may be true, but this is not what is being taught at the university level.