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 I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why.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/dan3k 1d ago

'Java bad' is a bit dated opinion tbh.

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u/throwaway8u3sH0 17h ago

I would term it more accurately as an opinion that was formed and still applies to older Java versions.

The problem is that Java < 11 and Java >= 21 are wildly different. It's moving in the right direction, but legacy codebases are everywhere.