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<div>What is the title referencing? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.45|108.162.216.45]] 05:25, 12 December 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Isn't that one of the original intents of Java, that is embedded systems? Presumably Java does run in several PLC type devices, but I have no first had account on this; Java certainly is not popular or common there. I checked the Wikipedia page and smart TV's were mentioned, this for 1991. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.230.131|108.162.230.131]] 21:49, 12 December 2014 (UTC)<br />
:Not all embedded systems are single-purpose hardware. Smart TVs use Java, so other developers can also easily create additional applications for them. [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Does anybody know why Randall choose Wolf Blitzer for this comic? Does he have some relation to boats? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Presumably Randall knows, though it could be something as simple as "He's wealthy enough to have a boat and most people would know who he is". -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.162|108.162.250.162]] 06:39, 30 September 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Nobody outside America has heard of Wolf Blitzer. Just sayin'. [[User:Brenda|Brenda]] ([[User talk:Brenda|talk]]) 00:39, 29 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Golden hammer is also usual anti-pattern in software design. Means overkill. https://sourcemaking.com/antipatterns/golden-hammer<br />
:A good, brief explanation of golden hammer is found here:<br />
:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument#Computer_programming<br />
:[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.49|173.245.54.49]] 02:28, 18 August 2020 (UTC)<br />
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I dont know who this Wolf Blitzer dude is so I will leave some links. [[User:Wikieditor431|Wikieditor431]] ([[User talk:Wikieditor431|talk]]) 17:04, 12 February 2021 (UTC)Wikieditor431<br />
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I can't judge them, I love Java. I'd offer to port that JVM myself. [[Special:Contributions/2804:DA4:20D:DD00:64D6:6932:F713:A00|2804:DA4:20D:DD00:64D6:6932:F713:A00]] 09:39, 7 June 2025 (UTC)</div>2804:DA4:20D:DD00:64D6:6932:F713:A00