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by zapzupnz 2240 days ago
Java doesn't get off scot-free for anything; nobody likes it, they just use it because they must.

Java just happens to be less prominent in tech media right now since JS on the server is the new(-ish) hotness. There's still plenty of dislike for it, but really, all that needed saying about it happened long before now.