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I'm not talking here about programming in Java, I seem to recall that the coolness-or-otherwise of Java compared to other languages has already been bandied around the blogosphere some time back. No, I mean is the Java brand sexy? When you let slip to someone you've just met that you program in Java, does their mouth fall open in awe?

The answer is probably no. After all, why would it?

I know I'm not the only one who has been accosted by a member of the public with enquiries about Java. Like many people I tend to take something to read when embarking on a long train journey, and sad man that I am that something is often programming related. On one such journey I caught an individual eyeing my printout of an on-line tutorial resting on the empty seat next to me. It was clearly some kind of technical documentation, and the top page featured the swishy coffee cup logo (or an approximation thereof) and the word JAVA in nice bold lettering. Finally our eyes met. "Do you make mobile phones?", she asked. "Erm, I know how to write software which can run on phones", I replied, and she looked at me as if I'd just told her I could turn base metal into gold.

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