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Anon tries programming in Java (lemmy.world)
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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 75 points 1 week ago

Can anyone who's actually dealt with Java tell me how much Anon is exaggerating?

[-] bluelion@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 week ago
  • a hello world doesn't need libraries in Java
  • installing JDK takes at most 5 steps, depending on the OS
  • a nullpointerexception is more likely the developper's fault (unassigned value, calling a function on a null object)
  • IntelliJ is easy to install and modern (granted, other IDEs are very ancient)
  • developping GUI apps is a PITA, no matter the ecosystem (generally)

The rest is more or less spot on (no idea about concurrency issues though)

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

nullpointerexception is more likely the developper's fault

Of course it was the developer's fault. But it's absurd a language without pointers throws an error about pointers.

[-] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago

I guess naming it NullReferenceException will revolutionize industry

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Having error messages that match the language is actually helpful. A reference and a pointer aren't exactly the same.

Like if Rust output "invalid word size" on a type mismatch.

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