I think the sins of Java as a first language are twofold: 1. The obvious excess incidental complexity 2. and more important, the enterprisey culture that's mu

I think the sins of Java as a first language are twofold: 1. The obvious excess incidental complexity 2. and more important, the enterprisey culture that's much less compatible with the intellectual curiosity, looking under the hood, etc attitude that's needed to become a decent programmer.