So what triggered the mass adoption of Java? 2011/6/13 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]>: > > This is precisely my point: Java annoys you because you have programmed in > other higher level languages. Replace Ruby or Groovy with Scala, Fantom, > Gosu or whatever your language of choice is. > You need to realize that very, very few Java programmers have done that. > Most of them come from a C/C++ background and for a growing number of > developers, Java is the very first language they learned. Most of these > people don't know much else beyond it. > Also, don't make the mistake of thinking that all you need to do is expose > them to another language and they will automatically start disliking Java. > If the current trends I read today area any indication, there is at least as > many people liking Scala as people who tried it and decided it wasn't for > them. Groovy seems to be getting a bit more consistent positive reviews from > Java developers, probably because it's more focused on addressing Java's > weaknesses and sticking to that goal than Scala is. > You will receive a lot less hostility from Java programmers about Java than > you would asking C++ programmers about C++ ten or fifteen years ago (to be > fair to C++; I am assuming the animosity toward C++ is even greater today > than it was back then). > -- > 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 [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. >
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