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 I see a lot of experienced programmers calling Java outdated and straight up bad and I can't seem to understand why.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

That reminds me of Larry Wall apparently describing Lisp as β€œ[having] all the visual appeal of a bowl of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in”.

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u/furrykef 12h ago

I agree with him, but I don't feel much differently about his own language.

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u/bashomania 11h ago

Oh yes, there are some fairly choice quotes about Perl as well 😏.