I want to give a trout-slap upside the head to the developers of Java, for making it remarkably hard to figure out and use basic concepts in their language.

Python:

## Make a "dictionary".
character_classes = {"Rowan":"wizard","Tom":"wizard","Holly":"healer"}
## Tell me what names are in it.
print character.classes.keys()

Java:
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A stray icon at Bauske's journal reminded me of its source -- Square (er, SquareEnix)'s Tom Sawyer RPG. It's impressive how the company's portrayal of blacks has grown from there to, um, Barrett. You know, the Mr. T-talking angry guy with a gun for a hand. A Wikipedia visit led me to learn that there was a furry version of Tom Sawyer as well -- ( Read more... )

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