> I like it. Even more than Java' which I used for a long, long time. Even more than PHP' which I used since I started with web programming. Even more than Java

> I like it. Even more than Java' which I used for a long, long time. Even more than PHP' which I used since I started with web programming. Even more than JavaScript, with which I am happy to work with. Those aren't the greatest references to praise a language with. While these three languages are obviously very popular, I thought they were widely considered to be poor examples of language design: * Java is extremely verbose. I wasn't aware of this when I first learned Java, as it was one of my first languages, but having recently returned after, I was surprised at how repetitive doing anything is. (Though I'm personally quite a fan of the platform design and consistency of Java, which I find very clean and intuitive.) * JS and PHP, while both being major driving forces behind todays (and yesteryears) web, are renowned for their inconsistent design.