I could definitely imagine Java in better hands.
replyI can't think of many other languages/frameworks where one of the worst places to install it is from the primary sponsor/maintainer.
Java could be in better hands. Maybe will be, one day, when Oracle finally ends up fighting the organisational fire that has started in their debt pile.
replyThat's odd; I've only heard good things about the Java team at Oracle. Is there a public article or insider knowledge that differs?
replyI mean this more generally, beyond that team. Oracle have used their ownership of Java as a thumping great cudgel before, and my own feeling is that the Google lawsuit basically ended Java’s appeal as a language on which others would risk any kind of innovation. A more nuanced approach might have preserved its relevance.
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