Originally Posted by
Blackdays
Everyone says java is easy to pick up, but I had the opposite experience.
I still don't understand how arrays work.
Java & related languages are ea
sier to pick up than say C/C++ or LISP, but it still may not be
easy.
They are easier since you don't have to worry about dereferncing pointers or null-terminating strings, two huge gotchas in unmanaged/native languages.
As for Verilog, etc, I'm with ya: ugh!