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Just for balance: after writing much Java years ago, then moving on to mostly JS/TS, Scala and Kotlin, going back and looking at old Java I forget writing, it l
by dboreham 4y ago
Just for balance: after writing much Java years ago, then moving on to mostly JS/TS, Scala and Kotlin, going back and looking at old Java I forget writing, it looks very nice and easy to understand.
- dahfizz 4y ago>> It's so ugly > nice and easy to understand Java is definitely more practical than pretty. This frustrates the trendy crowd, but I think its important for tools to be practical. Shiny, pretty languages are never as long-lived as practical "ugly" languages.
- 5e92cb50239222b 4y agoIf it scares away the "let's rewrite it in language/framework of the day" crowd, that's a plus in my book.
- seanw444 4y agoI'm certainly not a member of the "trendy crowd." I say Java is ugly as a fan of Lisp and C. There's just so much boilerplate to implement something basic.