>> It is alarmist and misleading, but it is also something that will continue to detract a new user's view of the JVM as a platform, like startup time. No, it'

>> It is alarmist and misleading, but it is also something that will continue to detract a new user's view of the JVM as a platform, like startup time. No, it's just alarmist and mis-leading, the answer is upgrade. That's the answer for Java, Operating Systems (example Windows XP), Smart Phones, it's how software has worked for decades. There's nothing new about it. Someone got a wild hair and posted a sensationalist title that JavaScript people on HN would like and want to jump on.