2007 EfNet #java was an absolutely magical place. Honestly, I think things started declining when the original jjava bot got wiped :( RIP, jjava. But yes, IRC

2007 EfNet #java was an absolutely magical place. Honestly, I think things started declining when the original jjava bot got wiped :( RIP, jjava. But yes, IRC channels in those days didn't take kindly to questions from people who didn't bother reading the docs, and imho that was a very good thing. Nobody properly learns by being spoonfed.