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Okay I may get bashed for this but: Java feels that it is intended to restrict the programmer, because apparently the programmer is stupid and we need to restri
by DjDarkman 16y ago
Okay I may get bashed for this but: Java feels that it is intended to restrict the programmer, because apparently the programmer is stupid and we need to restrict him so that the programmer will not make mistakes(think mandatory exception handling as an example). Java forces it's class-y style on you.
Creative people don't enjoy being locked down, they wan't freedom and expressing power like what they can get with JavaScript and jQuery and they don't want to be saved by Java.
- hga 16y agoWell, worse, it's explicitly designed to implement programs you've already designed in full (there's a Gosling quote to this effect). It might be good for that niche, but as you note it's rather restrictive in its quest for safety (although GC is fine by me) and another thing that falls out of this is that it's not so good for things that need to change. It was designed for things like set-top boxes, appliances, etc., not what we're using it for today....