From: Francis Cianfrocca <garbagecat10@...>
Date: 2006-08-08T14:37:58+09:00
Subject: Re: the perens in lisp dilects is there for a reson... macros.

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> The first release date of the Java language white paper was somewhere
> in 1994, so you might think Ruby predates Java, but in fact:
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>   * the development of the Java language (formerly named Oak language)
>     started in 1991, if I remember correctly.
>   * the first public release of Ruby was December 1995.
>
> As a conclusion, Java is slightly older than Ruby.
>
>                                                         matz.
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If one considers the appearance of the famous Dr. Dobbs article to be the
"public release" of Java, it appeared in May 1995. Predates Ruby's public
release but not by much.

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