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You’ve been coding in Java too long when…

# 2004-11-23 16:35:56 -0500 | Java | 5 Comments

You’ve been coding in Java too long when you completely forget that C doesn’t have labelled breaks.

I’m not too sure if I should be proud I hadn’t coded in C for so long, or ashamed.

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2004-11-23 10:28:17 -0500 # Brett Morgan Says:
I think i’d go with proud. But, then again, I’m currently learning Objective C. Errr. :-)
2004-11-23 17:06:54 -0500 # SquirrelSew Says:
How about being ashamed for using labeled breaks?
2004-11-23 21:57:45 -0500 # b jd Says:
You know you’ve been coding too long when you publish geek jokes about programming too long.
2004-11-23 22:12:19 -0500 # Matt Quail Says:
Who am I kidding: coding for too long is barely enough.
2004-11-24 18:57:17 -0500 # Geoffrey Wiseman Says:
I’ve gotta admit, I couldn’t remember if Java had ‘em, because I never really need them.

I think long before I get to a single method that gets that complicated, I’d be inclined to decompose the method, which is likely to be more easily read and understood.