As a professional Java developer, my advice is to stop caring why people bash Java. Java is still one of the most used language on the web and it will continue

As a professional Java developer, my advice is to stop caring why people bash Java. Java is still one of the most used language on the web and it will continue to be for some time. As a hobbyist programmer, my advice is that you should not limit yourself to one language. If you are a Java guy, you can still learn a very different language like Python, Lisp, or CoffeeScript. I believe that once you feel competent with a few different languages, you will begin to see through the language war BS and understand the roles of Java in the world.