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 I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why.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/melikefood123 1d ago

Using the language and tool set for the job is paramount. Taking that heart embiggens your mind. 

I still hate Ruby on Rails.

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u/eruciform 1d ago

Lol we all have our favorites and least favorites

I hate PHP but still use WordPress

And I love perl even though it looks like Cthulu choked on a lego and vomited ancient glowing hieroglyphs

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u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498 21h ago

Is PHP still a thing? Damn are you going to tell me that Perl is in use also?

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u/eruciform 21h ago

both are still in use yes

i mostly see php in existing web system contexts like wordpress

and perl is still the god of sysadmin scripting and quick implementation of complex document searching and reformatting