From: PA Date: 2005-01-30T04:01:53+09:00 Subject: Re: Ten Things Every Java Programmer Should Know About Ruby On Jan 29, 2005, at 19:51, Navindra Umanee wrote: > In Java, on the other hand, you would clearly get the advantage that > you seek here. Hmm... not sure if I understand that last part... but one thing is very clear though... in Javaland, you simply cannot make pigs fly. In other words, aFlyingPig = (Bird) aPig will not fly. The compiler will just segfault laughing while cursing profanities at you. Cheers -- PA, Onnay Equitursay http://alt.textdrive.com/