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This is what I hear: "I am java newb and it doesn't work!" . Its true that other languages are simpler but he is missing the point why in java you have explicit

This is what I hear: "I am java newb and it doesn't work!" . Its true that other languages are simpler but he is missing the point why in java you have explicitly set classpath. Java allows not only for having multiple versions of libraries on the system with no installation whatsoever, but allows running components requiring those different versions of same lib in the same process (OSGi).

nawitus 12y ago
JavaScript with Node.js has those same features, but you can just type "node mycode.js".
rspeer 12y ago
> This is what I hear: "I am java newb and it doesn't work!" You might want to check your hearing, because this is Tim Bray.