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>In my experience most Java developers don't even do that. They... It's awesome how, on Hacker News, people whose job require them primarily write code in Java

• Arare 14y ago
  You don't get any hipster cred for using actual useful languages on Hacker News, you've got to use languages which have no proven track record, makes JavaScript look blazing fast and preferably supports more paradigms than libraries.
• neilk 14y ago
  Fair point -- it's unfair to stereotype Java developers. In my mind, I meant "most developers" and I happened to be talking about Java. But that distinction wasn't clear. It's obvious that (in the OP's case) using JavaScript didn't help the problem either -- but that was my point. Bad design is bad design. I am not making a strong claim that JS is better.
  • alexscheelmeyer 14y ago
    I like how you apologize for stereotyping Java developers by clarifying that you really wanted to stereotype ALL kinds of developers.
    • gridspy 14y ago
      When you think only in A restrictive language, your thinking becomes equally restricted. Any of us would become rigid if we never used or understood dynamic languages and only use java or c++ bog standard OOP. So the comment is less about the developer than it is about the mindset and the 'easiest path' that emerges from the language design.