Re:Stop hating Java
by benihana on Friday July 22, 2011 @09:04AM
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What I don't understand is, why does this guy care if other people don't like the language he likes? It doesn't change the number of Java jobs or the kind of things you can do with the JVM, so why does he care if a bunch of Rubyists hate Java? Also if he doesn't want people to hate his language, maybe he should use something other than Java.
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It does change the number of Java jobs.
The more advocacy happens for a technology - often - the more adoption it gets. While not entirely a zero-sum game, a tech choice for a company generally precludes them from seriously using alternatives. If a company switches from Java to Ruby, for example, that's fewer Java jobs, and more Ruby jobs. I'm working with an org doing this right now, and they will then be looking for Ruby devs instead of Java devs. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
Why would the OP using languages other than Java stop people hating Java?
Re:Stop hating Java
by chrisledet on Friday July 22, 2011 @09:10AM
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