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>>>>>I took some Java classes, even wrote some code, and some J2ME stuff for cell phones so our guys could pull up mugshots. I learned one thing about Java - it sucks! Of course, it may have something to do with the tools I didn't have.
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>>>>Yup....nor does it help when your boss (who refuses to learn Java, FoxPro is good enough for him) doesn't understand why 80% of us hasn't passed the certification exam yet
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>>>Ask him if he's ever heard the phrase, "Grow or die" ?
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>>That's what he keeps saying to us. He's very much a "Do as I say..." kinda guy.
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>Oh, it's the rule #1 and rule #2.
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>#1. The Boss is ALWAYS Right.
>#2. In Case of questions, see #1.
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>A recursive rule, if you will.<g>
But a nasty stack overflow if left unchecked.

I made it to his short list by doing exactly what he told me to do...prove him wrong. Talk about your Catch-22.