On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM, phil swenson <[email protected]>wrote:

> I think you are on to something here.  Java is definitely not fun.


Obviously, "fun" is very subjective, but to me, there is much more to it
than the syntax of a language.

I often program in languages that are more "fun" than Java (not saying which
one since it's not my point to criticize that language) but whatever fun I
have flinging closures and spinning traits is quite often ruined by the
extra ceremony it takes to get something to compile, to run or to be
debuggable.

The syntax of Java is not as fun as some other languages, but "fun" is about
the entire toolchain and the surrounding ecosystem, and something missing in
that bigger picture is often enough to spoil the fun.

-- 
Cédric

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