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I'd say that Java's verbosity doesn't lend itself well to interactive use. There are quite a few REPLs that allow calling Java code from another language, e.g.

by andor 11y ago

I'd say that Java's verbosity doesn't lend itself well to interactive use. There are quite a few REPLs that allow calling Java code from another language, e.g. the integrated Javascript interpreters (run `jjs` in a terminal), BeanShell, Jython, JRuby, etc.

Elrac 11y ago
Don't forget Groovy! It's expressly built to bring "dynamic feeling" to Java.
- olavgg 11y ago
  And don't forget that Java can call Groovy code ;-)