Java is not ideal, we all know that, it just hasn't caught up (in fact that was true even when it first came out). But you can treat it as a target (like assemb

Java is not ideal, we all know that, it just hasn't caught up (in fact that was true even when it first came out). But you can treat it as a target (like assembly) that is made for an IDE to read and write. Then just work with the IDE for a while you will find that a lot of the time the IDE provides the functionality of a more productive language (it even helps you to read the code). After a while the language starts to dissapear a bit and you can concentrate on the job itself, which is what it should be all about. I know this (language choice etc) is a contentious area so let me say that this is my personal experience and I have no way of knowing whether it would be true for anyone else.