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Glad to see some love for legacy programming languages like Java.

• shock 6y ago
  I don't think Java qualifies as legacy. I view it rather being in the 'mature' stage of programming languages evolution.
• pron 6y ago
  Well, that's understandable because there are still some legacy companies and organisations left that write a lot of new software in Java, like Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Twitter, Google, Alibaba, Tencent, NASA, GitHub, Microsoft, Facebook, Spotify and nearly all Fortune 500 companies. Plus, if you care about both performance and observability, there aren't many viable alternatives. BTW, many if not most of the cutting-edge advances in compilation, low-overhead deep profiling, and garbage collection are done on the Java platform, so it's still the technology leader in those areas.
• pjmlp 6y ago
  If Java is legacy with 25 years, what to say about C++ with 50, or C with 60, Python and Ruby both around 30. Ah and the beloved OS around here is reaching 60 as well. Plenty of legacy love.
• dionian 6y ago
  The Java language is Java's least appealing feature. Fortunately there are seamless alternatives!