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"Wasn't the point of Java to release developers from having to worry about memory?" I think you're thinking of releasing them from worrying about pointers, whi
by ternaryoperator 13y ago
"Wasn't the point of Java to release developers from having to worry about memory?"
I think you're thinking of releasing them from worrying about pointers, which it basically did. When it first came out, its stated goal was to release developers from having to worry about portability, which it did.