> While Oracle has regressed and is oppressing the ecosystem in its typical ways. Not sure what you're referring to here. Java/JVM has been open sourced for a

> While Oracle has regressed and is oppressing the ecosystem in its typical ways. Not sure what you're referring to here. Java/JVM has been open sourced for a while as well. > while Java is just a kitchen sink of non-cohesive features and libraries I disagree. If you look at the new features coming out (pattern matching, records, green threads/fibers, value types, etc.) the Java designers are taking a very principled approach. Everything fits very well with the language design.