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> Python has long been a top-loved programming language, as has Java Um... nobody _loves_ Java. We use it, but we don't love it.
by commandlinefan 6y ago
> Python has long been a top-loved programming language, as has Java
Um... nobody _loves_ Java. We use it, but we don't love it.
- nih0 6y agoi love it
- globular-toast 6y agoYou don't know any other languages.
- notamy 6y agoNot gp, but I know plenty of other languages and I still love it.
- chapium 6y agoI used to be turned off by the boilerplate and verbose nature of the language. Over time, having all of this information out in the open removes a lot of guesswork based on tacit knowledge. I also really appreciate its static typing even though that can be limiting.
- revel 6y agoalso, modern java is not really like the ol' days of 1.3 and 1.4. A lot of convenience features since jdk8 -- and particularly the newest versions -- add quality of life improvements that make the language a lot more enjoyable to write.
- burade 6y agoThere's nothing to be hated about any programming language ever. People confuse "I don't understand it" with "I hate it".
- commandlinefan 6y agoI've been working with Java professionally since 1999. I understand it as well as anybody, better than most. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.
- blandflakes 6y agoI think there's a lot to be said for how it's changed, also. The language has experienced improvements, but the community has also matured - a lot of the really awful frameworks and libraries have been replaced by much saner and simpler options. You can still run into something old and enterprisey, but Java is much less baroque than it used to be for getting things done.