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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=040181300-16032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Layout Managers, Database Connectivity, Swing, deploy apps
- all are really excellent in Java!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=040181300-16032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>COBOL
I can agree with - I spent a whole year with it at University and then burnt my
books after I passed the paper.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>---</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard Vowles, Solutions Architect,
Borland New Zealand</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>email: <A
href="mailto:richard.vowles@borland.com">richard.vowles@borland.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>phone: +64-9-9184573</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>cell: +64-21-467747</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>other: MSN <A
href="mailto:richard.vowles@borland.com">richard.vowles@borland.com</A>, skype:
rvowles</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James
Sugrue<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 16 March 2006 1:10 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> 'NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DUG] Re: List
Working?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Layout Managers,
Database Connectivity, Docs, Swing vs AWT vs …, deploying
apps.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To be fair I never have
done too much with Java, mostly because I had a play and didn’t like it so moved
on – so take my comment with a grain of salt. However, if anyone wants to defend
COBOL then bring it on….</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=navy
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