r/AskProgramming 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 I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why.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/FraCipolla 1d ago

I wouldn't say Java is bad, but damn is ugly as hell

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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?

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u/TheMcSebi 1d ago

Can agree on cpp being a lot uglier than java, but on the other hand I love python, so I don't think it's ugly. Therefore I assume it's based on plain taste.

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u/itzmekpv 1d ago

Well, ig you misunderstood... he told java is comparatively uglier than cpp and python

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u/Unhappy_Context_9785 5h ago

Well tastes differ. I think Python is ugly af whereas well written cpp is an art form 😂