Java in the Real World vs in My Head
I was never a big fan of Java for a number of reasons; It was always so slow compared to my baby C++. It always generated such huge “binaries” not unlike my very much hated Visual Basic. It has automatic garbage collection while I prefer to retain an anal 100% control over my software.
Time has passed and some things have changed (plus I started using PHP religiously so there goes most of my objections both stated and otherwise). Of course it was sudden by no means and seems more of a “duh” statement that at this point in time Java is everywhere! Hell, most of my mobile devices run on the platform and since I change phones every ~six months so this is an impressive feat.
Should I give Java another look?