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		Morieris on Oct 16, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Quick programming language poll to settle an... Actually a bit of market research for a book. Trying to decide between two cover blurbs: "A programming background in Java or C++ is recommended." or "A background in object-oriented languages is recommended." The book uses some Java and C++ comparisons when introducing new concepts. Edit: Also, awesome site. Thanks for the link!

frossie on Oct 18, 2009 [–]

If the latter phrasing is correct, use that. If you really do need Java or C++ specifically, then use the former.

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