Randomly Accessing Files (1)

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I have seen a lot of Java guys struggling with accessing a file and playing the data in it. File input output operations are obviously slow as compared to “in memory” operations but then you have persistent data which is of good use. Someone can argue that databases should be used for input and output but then it’s a separate debate. Just to keep it short, I would say that sometimes it is better to use text files for input and out.
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