As a java dev myself, I'd just like to say that I agree. If I want all of those extra features, I will just move to scala though. The command line is a bit qui

As a java dev myself, I'd just like to say that I agree. If I want all of those extra features, I will just move to scala though. The command line is a bit quirky, but I think like anything else in java, we typically solve it with libraries like args4j. It's not the best situation, and there's lots of ways to do things. That being said, whether you consider this stockholm syndrome or not, I'm used to the quirkiness and it doesn't really affect my day to day. Could I be as productive had java had better features/support? yes. Is it that much of a non starter? I think it's just like any situation, use what makes sense for the job.