# Re: Ruby is exploding onto the scene as Java did at the end

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-is-exploding-onto-the-scene-as-java-did-at-the-end/65209>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 16, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-is-exploding-onto-the-scene-as-java-did-at-the-end/65209 "2006-08-16T20:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-is-exploding-onto-the-scene-as-java-did-at-the-end/65209/1 "2006-08-16T20:24:42Z")

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> Java was never the answer to every software development  
> problem, thank God.

Yes. We all know it was Ada. 😛

- Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-is-exploding-onto-the-scene-as-java-did-at-the-end/65209/2 "2006-08-16T23:37:05Z")

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On 8/16/06, Berger, Daniel [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > > Java is no longer the answer to every software development problem.
> > 
> > Java was never the answer to every software development  
> > problem, thank God.
> 
> Yes. We all know it was Ada. 😛

Unfortunate typo of yours  
make “was” “is”  
Robert

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