Quote: Java separates data and implementation; data contains type tags that identify appropriate implementations, e.g., for downloading

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one of the key design requirements [for Java] was to create quanta of behavior that could be shipped … You end up in an untenable situation if … So we worked hard to make sure that … bag of bytes that's understood by this type." … [it could download an implementation from the server.]   Google-1   Google-2

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