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by apta 2219 days ago
> While Oracle has regressed and is oppressing the ecosystem in its typical ways.

Not sure what you're referring to here. Java/JVM has been open sourced for a while as well.

> while Java is just a kitchen sink of non-cohesive features and libraries

I disagree. If you look at the new features coming out (pattern matching, records, green threads/fibers, value types, etc.) the Java designers are taking a very principled approach. Everything fits very well with the language design.