Effective Java: Third Edition by Joshua Bloch is banned by the Ohio Prison System

3 years ago by JackbyDev to c/java

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Incarcerated people are baffled by the state’s book screening process.

pohart 3 points 3 years ago

This country is insane. How does this protect anyone?

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JackbyDev 3 points 3 years ago

Java is a write once, run anywhere platform. If we allow prisoners to write code on the computers they have access to they may try to run it on some 3 billion devices! We can't have that!

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kmo 2 points 3 years ago

I wanted to recommend this book to some of my colleagues; however, I now have some doubts. 🤣😂😁

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JackbyDev 2 points 3 years ago

So long as you're not in Ohio I think you should be fine!

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