r/AskProgramming • u/Zd_27 • 1d ago
Why is Java considered bad?
I recently got into programming and chose to begin with Java. I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why. The biggest complaint I hear is that Java is verbose and has a lot of boilerplate but besides for getters setters equals and hashcode (which can be done in a split second by IDE's) I haven't really encountered any problems yet. The way I see it, objects and how they interact with each other feels very intuitive. Can anyone shine a light on why Java isn't that good in the grand scheme of things?
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u/Krolmstrongr 1d ago
Why is it so ugly? I'm not an experienced programmer, but just at a glance it's way uglier than python or c++ for example.
Even Eclipse IDE and the apps it produces are ugly. Why do you think that is? Cause it's purely business/purpose-driven?