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Java is the "hammer" in the metaphorical IT toolbox. Sure, niche and very useful tools are in the toolbox too, and all have their place, but ... to stretch the
by stickhandle 15y ago
Java is the "hammer" in the metaphorical IT toolbox. Sure, niche and very useful tools are in the toolbox too, and all have their place, but ... to stretch the metaphor a little further, no toolbox is complete without a hammer. <sidenote>to any real developer, popularity is an irrelevant metric</sidenote>
- swah 15y agoHow could popularity be an irrelevant metric? Why you know the languages that you know and not the other 99%?
- stickhandle 15y agopopularity doesn't matter - it's about the task + environment (if its not, then your doing it wrong)