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To: Arne Vajhøj
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To: Arne Vajhoj
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To: Arne Vajhoj
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To: Arne Vajhoj
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To: Arne Vajhoj
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To: Arne Vajhoj
From: David Lamb <>

On 26/07/2012 2:47 PM, Arne Vajhoj wrote:
>
> Whether some code is valid in the Java language and its semantics
> are obviously defined by the JLS.
>
> But Java comes with a baggage of history, philosophy,
> traditions and lessons learned.

In support of Arne:

I know a programming language semanticist (whom one might think was only
interested in formalizable stuff) say that languages also had "pragmatics",
which include all the sorts of things Arne listed. I think one could use the
word "culture" too.

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