A glance at the computer-science curriculum for some universities reveals that the use of lower-level languages such as C--never mind assembler--may be fading away, even though it's still important to know the size of the bus you're riding.
When Jasper sidelines Jerry, our young apprentices Alphonse and Avery fall back into their old camaraderie-and get creative with Java 5-s new generics and autoboxing features.
