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"Java is dying" is wishful thinking. It's not the case, but we can only hope it will be. Currently, it does a good job of marketing to developers too good for
by nilved 13y ago
"Java is dying" is wishful thinking. It's not the case, but we can only hope it will be. Currently, it does a good job of marketing to developers too good for Ruby and Python and not good enough for C.
- ekimekim 13y agoI understand the "not good enough for C" comment, but why "too good for Ruby and Python"? Not trying to pick a fight, just would like you to elaborate.
- PeterisP 13y agoWelll, the reasoning behind it might be from two facts - a) Ruby and Python both are far better beginner/learner languages than Java & others - I mean, if some kid wanted to learn programming, I'd suggest to start in those because they don't have distracting boilerplate; and (b) other things being equal, Java does get you better execution performance than Ruby/Python; not on C level but it's halfway in between. But still "developers too good for Ruby and Python" is an interesting statement; IMHO the only ones who'd claim to be 'too good' for Python/Ruby would be authors of their own languages or maybe the hardcore Lisp or Haskell crowd.