On Sep 30, 2009, at 2:33 AM, Casper Bang wrote:
> Java gained such massive adoption not because it was a particularly > great language, but because it became a standard - managers love > standards because it provides stability and security. I completely disagree. Java gained widespread adoption because it was an excellent language. True, it was not a particularly *innovative* language, and in fact that was the point. The developers of Java took all of the great ideas from the previous 20 years, threw out all of the crap that cause so many problems, leaving a quite elegant 80/20 solution that has held up incredibly well for nearly two decades. Java is definitely a great language. - J --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
