Seven reasons you should use Java again

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Post by edd_dumbill » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 4:35 PM UTC

Seven reasons you should use Java again
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Re: Seven reasons you should use Java again

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Post by GrooveStomp » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 4:48 PM UTC

#5 seems like a very poor reason, but it depends on what your goals are.

I liked this story a lot: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2728167 (or, direct link: http://dirkriehle.com/2011/06/30/the-java-ip-story/)

If you're fine with using a tightly-controlled, patent-littered language environment, then yeah, Java is great! :D

Re: Seven reasons you should use Java again

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Post by edd_dumbill » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 4:52 PM UTC

GrooveStomp wrote: post #2

#5 seems like a very poor reason, but it depends on what your goals are. I liked this story a lot: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2728167 (or, direct link: http://dirkriehle.com/2011/06/30/the-java-ip-story/ ) If you're fine with using a tightly-controlled, patent-littered language environment, then yeah, Java is great! :D

#5 is a catchy way of saying there's an excellent complement of open source libraries and support. Though I sure get that for many HN readers the fact that many people are doing something is a cause to question, not follow!