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Arguments against: 1. Google prefer Kotlin over Java for Android. 1. You're old so your opinion counts for less. 6. On the stackoverflow survey Java is less
by jstx1 4y ago
Arguments against:
1. Google prefer Kotlin over Java for Android.
1. You're old so your opinion counts for less.
6. On the stackoverflow survey Java is less wanted than APL, bash and CSS.
2. Go has a cuter mascot.
3. Java just copied from Javascript's name as an easy way to gain popularity.
5. OOP hasn't been cool since the 90s.
(Some of these things might not be true but if you're just looking to argue pointlessly, I think they'll do)
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago> 6. On the stackoverflow survey Java is less wanted than APL Because some of us actually enjoy coding in APL, you know.
- TrianguloY 4y agoJust to avoid confusing other users: Javascript was the one copying from Java name to gain popularity, not the other way: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmhtfTrRxc&t=2m5s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmhtfTrRxc&t=2m5s (link from Wikipedia)
- rlawson 4y agoIt's mean to call someone old. Now where are my glasses.
- kaba0 4y ago1. is mostly for android, which is while easily larger than some whole other language niche, it is still just a smallish part of all the Java applications. Google itself likely has order of magnitude more Java server-side code than Kotlin’s presence in android. 2. I’m young, and I also think Java is a great blue-collar language for long running projects 6. Stackoverflow is biased, some languages have great presence there, others prefer different platforms. Also, many of the “low hanging fruit questions” for java has been answered and are replicated all over the internet, so there is not much need for beginners to post Java questions anymore.
- nunez 4y agoGo _does_ have a cuter mascot! But Java's logo was in Wreck-It-Ralph Breaks The Internet, so Java's logo wins by default.