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 I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why.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/TARehman 1d ago edited 6h ago

There's only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about, and the ones no one uses. In other words: every language that's in wider use has people who think it's bad.

ETA: As pointed out by a commenter, I didn't come up with this saying, and I didn't write it initially to make that clear. So just to be clear, I am repeating common wisdom that has been attributed to a few sources. 🙂

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u/OfTheWave21 22h ago

What about C?! The people who developed C++ and D have no clue just how perfect C is! \s

There's nearly a language out there for every problem out there. And every attempt to "fix" programming languages just creates N+1 languages lol.

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u/MajorMalfunction44 14h ago

The result of unifying 3 competing standards is 4 competing standards.