I love Java. When used correctly it's a very powerful language that is easy to run in many environments. I choose it for any personal project that I can see g

I love Java. When used correctly it's a very powerful language that is easy to run in many environments. I choose it for any personal project that I can see growing beyond a few small scripts. I hate Java culture. Too much Enterprise Java is filled with SomeThingImpl, MyModelDAO, SomeShittyBean, and magical XML configurations. I don't know how things got this way (I haven't been around long enough) but there is no reason Java the language has to be attached to this nonsense. I totally understand why people take one look at a modern Java codebase and swear off the language forever. For me though, Java is the mainstream language that I find makes me most likely to be correct the first time I write a program. Yes that comes with verbosity. Yes that means I have to use a RAM-hungry IDE. But I write code that runs fast and correctly the first time. I love that. TL;DR - Java (The Language) != Java (The Culture)