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Frustrating Java (Score:3, Insightful)
The last time I looked at Java code, I was both amazed and frustrated at how much code it took to do so little. It's like the nature language demands that you create a class hierarchy at least three to four levels deep to do anything slightly more trivial than Hello, World.
Unfortunately, I haven't read much Java code, but given the size of the java-based projects I've seen, I'd say that it's more indicative of the language than the implementor's lack of skill...
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Re:Frustrating Java (Score:3, Funny)
That's exactly it. If I wanted my code to be as verbose as that I'd write it in COBOL :)