JVM isn’t mediocre. Really-really.
I don’t like something aesthetically about Java, can’t quite nail what, and don’t like long-long namespace strings, but these are my personal limitations.
Ah. I also don’t like OOP.
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who@feddit.org 6 days ago
I attribute Java’s success to a massive amount of marketing and support, which led to a massive ecosystem. Even a mediocre language like this one can find success when propped up like that.
JVM isn’t mediocre. Really-really.
I don’t like something aesthetically about Java, can’t quite nail what, and don’t like long-long namespace strings, but these are my personal limitations.
Ah. I also don’t like OOP.
I am going to be decapitated for this, but you’re totally right.
You only have to look at Rust. An horrible language with a massive hype machine and an army of zealots pushing it everywhere.
I can’t understand how people are complaining about the java boiler plate and its verbosity, while promoting Rust every time they can.
For me it’s the tooling surrounding it that makes it nice.
Yes, that’s part of the ecosystem. :)
hex123456@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Java was the new hotness when I was in the middle of my comp sci degree. The biggest benefit I found was javadocs. Other languages had shit documentation that usually didn’t match reality in comparison.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Yes. JavaDoc was/is good.
There, I said something nice about Java. I’m giving myself a gold star, and going to stop typingm