I didn't begin to appreciate java until I had to write a 10k line application for one of my classes last semester. Sure, it probably could have been written in

I didn't begin to appreciate java until I had to write a 10k line application for one of my classes last semester. Sure, it probably could have been written in half that with a more modern language, but there's just something about having my tools work and work well that really changed my mind about it.