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I am now retired, but through my career I learnt a few coding languages: Starting with Assembler and Basic in the 1980s, then C, C++ and ultimately C#. But about a year or so ago I tackled Java (Not Javascript). I enjoyed Java, but I couldn't stop there, I just had to learn Kotlin as well.
It is now about 4 months that I have been wrestling with Kotlin. I am well on my way to complete my first significant project in Kotlin. It is probably the most difficult of all the languages I tackled. Its statements are very concise, to the point where I would call it "terse". I use the Android Studio IDE.
It gives me significant satisfaction to know that I am now just about able to do most Android projects in Kotlin. Keep in mind that I am working alone - no colleagues to tap for advice - my only friend is the Internet.
Approaching 80 and still able to feel satisfied over software conquests must mean something. I am just not sure what! ![Java | [Coffee]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Cp-Coder wrote: Starting with Assembler and Basic in the 1980s, then C, C++ and ultimately C#.
We had similar tracks, but add Fortran and Pascal (Borland Turbo Pascal for $99, woohoo!) before I forayed into C, C++, then C#. Dabbled in Java because of a gig, hated it, lol. Same with Ruby. Worked a lot with Python for a while, now I do C# and TypeScript exclusively (and SQL, if you can call that a language!)
Cp-Coder wrote: Approaching 80 and still able to feel satisfied over software conquests
I'm turning 60 this month and I hope to be doing what you're doing in 20 years! Keep on coding! 
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I am a similar age and enjoy learning new languages. Since retiring I learned C#, PHP, Python, SQL, Android and Arduino. I tried Kotlin a few months ago but gave up when I realised it was easier to stick with Java. And I really cannot see that converting Kotlin to Java makes much sense.
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I read somewhere that some entity (was it Google?) is now pushing to have Kotlin replace Java, at least for Android programming. Could it be that Java's days are numbered? I wonder. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Cp-Coder wrote: Could it be that Java's days are numbered? I wonder.
I don't think so... many other big companies will stick with java for the comodity of "it works as usually" and no needed learn curve for the workers.
If Google pushes that for Android, I suppose that there will be a big decrease in the App Store for a certain time. If that is good or not... that's another story that might be told in another ocasion.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Cp-Coder wrote: Could it be that Java's days are numbered?
Maybe, but only in the sense that Cobol's and VB6's are. 
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I have a several very large former customers who have extensive Java installations and I don't see them changing any time soon. For them, it's a mostly a matter of portability because they have large Management Control Systems that support what was six different OSs. They could probably trim that number but they don't seem to want to. With today's hardware it makes little sense to me but what ever.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Work together, play with music in the cottage. (9)
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Cooperate ?
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You got it.
Work together, play with music in the cottage. (9)
Work together = definition
play with music = opera
in the = insertion indication
cottage. = cote cooperate
Cote[^]
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I was trying HUT, CABIN, CHALET, LODGE, ... COTE never even crossed my mind.
Well done!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I started with the music part and it just leapt out
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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🤣🤣🤣
It does, it absolutely does.
Paul Sanders.
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal.
Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.
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🤣🤣🤣
Paul Sanders.
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal.
Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.
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Mauve VS? Crayon.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Sounds like you have kids 🤣
Paul Sanders.
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal.
Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.
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grand kids
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Paul Sanders.
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal.
Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.
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Cao White - Hai Domo[^]
Spotify randomly played this a couple of weeks ago.
Forgot the name and couldn't find it again, until this week.
No idea what she's saying, but her flow and beat are fire.
I can't find anything on Cao White, it seems she (they?) only have this one track on both YouTube and Spotify.
I do have reason to believe she's also Coa White though, mostly because I misspelled and it sounds pretty much the same.
Coa White is Korean though, and I'm pretty certain those lyrics are Japanese.
We might never know.
Anyway, sound of the week! 
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Cheers Sander. Took a listen but not my thing. Impressed by your knowledge of languages though.
Paul Sanders.
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal.
Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.
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I watch a lot of anime and I took the Japanese basics on Duolingo, so I recognized this as Japanese
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Is there any music you do not care for? I am willing to bet my fortune in 100y/10y/1y no one will know who whatever her/his/its' name is or her/his/its' music. "flow" "beat"? Sounds like all other instances of the genre which as near as I can discern is more or less similar if not identical to rap a genre of music I consider the least original creative varied etc. which occasionally requires spitting into microphone and grabbing one's crotch or is that another genre. If anyone develops AI to perform music analysis I believe these comments would be verified by same.
PS As per usual "Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman"
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PaltryProgrammer wrote: Is there any music you do not care for?
I generally don't care for punk, (metal) hardcore, power metal and most (hard) rock.
Other than that I enjoy a lot of music genres
PaltryProgrammer wrote: I am willing to bet my fortune in 100y/10y/1y no one will know who whatever her/his/its' name is or her/his/its' music. "flow" "beat"?
I don't really care about 1/10/100 years from now, I'm enjoying it now
PaltryProgrammer wrote: Sounds like all other instances of the genre which as near as I can discern is more or less similar if not identical to rap a genre of music I consider the least original creative varied etc. which occasionally requires spitting into microphone and grabbing one's crotch or is that another genre.
That tells me more about you than about the music genre(s) 
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There is a distinction I have difficulty separating i.e. to wit in particular to be specific quality/enjoyment. If something is not of high quality which I assume can somehow be determined though I am not certain how except via the passage of time I have difficulty imagining enjoying same. I am attempting to recall music I enjoy which I also do not consider high quality as judged by myself and consensus but am failing.
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