There are options on the JVM outside of Java, from Kotlin to Scala to Whiley to Eta, or even OCamlJava which might be nearing a release. An alternative to dismi

There are options on the JVM outside of Java, from Kotlin to Scala to Whiley to Eta, or even OCamlJava which might be nearing a release. An alternative to dismissing static typing entirely based on Java, is looking at other languages which have less verbose, more elegant type systems on the JVM. RH is ignoring that aspect completely. Understandable, based on his worldview and experience, but not very accurate.