I was part of the C++ -> Java revolution, and I'd add the language being much simpler than C++. It felt like a rare, real 80/20 thing where you get 80% of C++'s

I was part of the C++ -> Java revolution, and I'd add the language being much simpler than C++. It felt like a rare, real 80/20 thing where you get 80% of C++'s power for 20% of the complexity.