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Just curious what kind of work are you in to consider Java as a great choice?. Anything Web related because Java seems like an overkill to do Web development wi

by shire 13y ago

Just curious what kind of work are you in to consider Java as a great choice?. Anything Web related because Java seems like an overkill to do Web development with.

mindcrime 13y ago
I find Java to be perfectly reasonable (if not great) for some classes of web based applications. I mean, I wouldn't use Java for a generic company website that was mostly static HTML with no interactivity. But for a web based application that requires talking to databases, pushing messages onto a message queue, consuming web services, etc., I like it. Note that I'm not saying it's perfect, but that's half the point of what I was saying above. A language doesn't need to be perfect, it just has to be "good enough" AND meet a few other pragmatic criteria: availability of libraries, documentation, compilation speed, whatever it might be. That said, Java also strikes me as a good choice for things like text mining, machine learning, data mining, etc. It also fits well where there's an emphasis on integrations with other systems, but that is, again, partly down to the availability of libraries. And just based on it's popularity for such applications, I think it's safe to say that many people find Java a good fit for building things like database engines, message queueing servers, etc.
- shire 13y ago
  Is good to for once hear some positive things about Java on here. I'm getting into Web development mainly and I've been learning Java and PHP of and on for the past year. Is it possible to learn both at the same time? or is better to stick to one and learn it for Web development. I like both Java and PHP. I think Java looks better though and I use both eclipse and IntelliJ.
  - mindcrime 13y ago
    Is it possible to learn both at the same time? Hard to say. My guess is that it depends on the individual. I'd probably try to master one thing at least reasonably well, then move onto something else. But that's just me.

by shire 13y ago

Just curious what kind of work are you in to consider Java as a great choice?. Anything Web related because Java seems like an overkill to do Web development with.

mindcrime 13y ago

I find Java to be perfectly reasonable (if not great) for some classes of web based applications. I mean, I wouldn't use Java for a generic company website that was mostly static HTML with no interactivity. But for a web based application that requires talking to databases, pushing messages onto a message queue, consuming web services, etc., I like it. Note that I'm not saying it's perfect, but that's half the point of what I was saying above. A language doesn't need to be perfect, it just has to be "good enough" AND meet a few other pragmatic criteria: availability of libraries, documentation, compilation speed, whatever it might be. That said, Java also strikes me as a good choice for things like text mining, machine learning, data mining, etc. It also fits well where there's an emphasis on integrations with other systems, but that is, again, partly down to the availability of libraries. And just based on it's popularity for such applications, I think it's safe to say that many people find Java a good fit for building things like database engines, message queueing servers, etc.

shire 13y ago
Is good to for once hear some positive things about Java on here. I'm getting into Web development mainly and I've been learning Java and PHP of and on for the past year. Is it possible to learn both at the same time? or is better to stick to one and learn it for Web development. I like both Java and PHP. I think Java looks better though and I use both eclipse and IntelliJ.
- mindcrime 13y ago
  Is it possible to learn both at the same time? Hard to say. My guess is that it depends on the individual. I'd probably try to master one thing at least reasonably well, then move onto something else. But that's just me.