Not sure how Java is better than all the "hipster" languages as you say. It doesn't seem like you're just using some design patterns that are present in basical

Not sure how Java is better than all the "hipster" languages as you say. It doesn't seem like you're just using some design patterns that are present in basically every language. Clojure has futures too, but the syntax isn't as clunky as Scala or especially Java. All these synchronization primitives are in basically every other language. Maybe I'm missing something but I don't really see what is special about Java here. Has the OP ever tried any "hipster" languages, he might be pleasantly surprised if he did.