Easy code is easy, but intricate Ruby code is way way more complex and hard to write and understand than intricate Java code is. I reject the notion that Ruby,

Easy code is easy, but intricate Ruby code is way way more complex and hard to write and understand than intricate Java code is. I reject the notion that Ruby, is in any way easier than Java. Actually, I think the ease with which you can learn and code Java is one of the reasons for its success. The idea that Java programmers, by and large, are more experienced and skilled than those who use dynamic languages is preposterous, imho. For years now, Java has been the first language you learn in academic settings. It's certainly isn't true that Java is something you only learn a few years into your career. Cringely simply doesn't know his ass from his face on this topic. Who would'a thunk it.