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For me? The environment/runtime. I can write a simple program in C/C++/go/rust/etc, and compile and run it. In Java, a bloated IDE isn't just a recommendation
by thomastjeffery 10y ago
For me? The environment/runtime.
I can write a simple program in C/C++/go/rust/etc, and compile and run it.
In Java, a bloated IDE isn't just a recommendation, it's practically a requirement.
Evey time I try to learn Java, I smack my head against the toolchain. I ended up just giving up when I tried to wrap my head around classpath, and haven't tried since. I could probably figure it out pretty easily now, but I just don't see any allure in learning Java anyway.
One of these days, I might start using Clojure, but the JVM just feels so messy that I don't want to start.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoThere is no requirement to use an ide in Java. I've never written Java in anything other than emacs and never had a problem.
- thomastjeffery 10y agoI'm likely overstating the problem, but that is my experience as I remember it. My main point is that Java just isn't appealing enough in the first place for me to want to deal with the relatively insignificant issues I ran into.