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> This meant they couldn't use all of the ecosystem and amazing tooling around Java [...] Does anyone else get the same confused feeling whenever they read thi
by eikenberry 11y ago
> This meant they couldn't use all of the ecosystem and amazing tooling around Java [...]
Does anyone else get the same confused feeling whenever they read things like this? Every experience I've had with the Java/JVM ecosystem has been anything but amazing to the point where I now avoid it like the plague. I can't believe I'm that much different than everyone else, but I see this often enough that it makes me wonder.
- ZeroBugBounce 11y agoWell, I can see it compared to writing and maintaining your own language + all associated tools. I feel like Java is a "choose your own adventure" type thing. You can opt out of a lot of the bad, in my limited experience.
- mindcrime 11y agoEvery experience I've had with the Java/JVM ecosystem has been anything but amazing to the point where I now avoid it like the plague. Nope, just the opposite here. The JVM ecosystem is hands-down my preferred environment for building / deploying pretty much anything. "Different strokes for different folks" and all that...
- vacri 11y agoIn the context of the article, java is not being compared against the pool of all available languages, but specifically against the in-house language Wasabi.