“He gave man speech, and speech created thought, Which is the measure of the Universe”—Prometheus Unbound, Shelley Human beings ... are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication and reflection. The fact of the matter is that the “real world” is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group. The Status of Linguistics as a Science, 1929, Edward Sapir Like any human language, Java provides a way to express concepts. If successful, this medium of expression will be significantly easierand more flexible than the alternatives as problems grow larger and more complex. You can’t look at Java as just a collection of features—some of the features make no sense in isolation. You can use the
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