Re:Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech
by the_overseer on Friday May 16, 2025 @12:24PM
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IT factor! Am I on a fashion website now? What kind of argument is that? Also, why on earth would you use strace or gdb for Java? It has enormously performant debugging tools in the JDK. Also, IDE debugging integration is second to none.
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Re:Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech
by toprerules on Friday May 16, 2025 @09:11PM
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Because if I'm debugging a critical issues and wading through multiple layers of processes and system interactions, I don't want to have to learn a bespoke toolkit and debugging system for every single process.
Re:Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech
by bitwize on Saturday May 17, 2025 @09:08AM
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"It" factor affects talent pool size. If you're planning a large project and want to hire talent to staff it, how popular a language and framework you choose to implement it in has a direct effect on the cost of implementation. Hint: popular languages and frameworks are far easier to hire for than obscure ones, so unless you have a VERY GOOD REASON not to, it's best to choose a popular language.