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0 pointsthrowaway0192542y ago0 comments

> And most devs hating on Java are using an IDE written mainly in Java (all the JetBrains ones): the irony of that one gives me the giggles.

And using AWS that has most services written in Java.

Java improved a lot in the last few years and it’s not going anywhere.

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okeuro492y ago

I think Java virtual threads and structured concurrency are going to only improve its standing.

People complain about Java, but then it could be much, much worse. What we have is a rich open-source ecosystem, great backwards compatibility and carefully considered new features.

wernercd2y ago

Java, COBOL, C#, JavaScript, etc... all tech that's not "sexy" but are the backbones.

Even dead languages like COBOL aren't dead.

These techs are the tech that'll be here in 40+ years - or atleast until Skynet rewrites them in binary and we're nuclear ash. I think COBOL will be driving the satellites that monitor the heat death of the universe.

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