> Java is not broken. It has weaknesses, like most languages, but not only > does it get an amazingly vast array of jobs done, most people who use it > actually enjoy programming with it.
Java isn't broken in the same way C isn't broken. It's more of a PITA than it should be. It's unnecessarily clunky. But it's ubiquitous, so that trumps any broken-ness. I for one find it irritating coding in Java after spending some time doing Ruby or Groovy. But fact is Java pays a lot better and is much more widely used, so it's my main language. 2011/6/13 Cédric Beust ♔ <ced...@beust.com>: > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:46 AM, Kevin Wright <kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I'm wondering why Scala is seen as being so "scary" from a risk >> perspective. After all, at the very core it's just another way of >> generating bytecode that comes with a support library. > > You are missing the point. It's not about being scared of Scala, it's about > unwillingness to fix something that's not broken. > Java is not broken. It has weaknesses, like most languages, but not only > does it get an amazingly vast array of jobs done, most people who use it > actually enjoy programming with it. > You compare Java with a blunt knife but I think a more accurate metaphor > would be trying to replace a perfectly working power drill with one that has > more buttons and a different color. > You can't have a revolution if nobody feels the need to pick up a pitch > fork. > -- > Cédric > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
