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		Gurkenmaster on Dec 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Is Object-Oriented Programming Useful? With a ... If OOP encourages mutation can you explain to me why the String class in java is immutable?

bsder on Dec 4, 2014 [–]

It's a holdover from when Java was supposed to be a language for small machines.

However, if you're being snide, let me retort "So why does everybody in Java immediately recommend that you use the StringBuilder class instead of String?"

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