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by juliano_q 5453 days ago
Java had many problems with absurd over-engineering (aka EJB2) in the past. Even today, a LOT of legacy code is over-engineered and a pain to mantain.

That said, it is possible to write thin apps with Java today, much by the innovations brought by SpringSource. Roo is a rails-like framework to Java that works really well, and the Spring container took out the word EJB from almost every new project.

If I have to choose a language to start a new project today I will probably go with other language, but I have no problems working with Java at all.
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equalarrow 5453 days ago
I have to profess I haven't coded in Java for about 5 years. But when I did, Spring and Hibernate are what drove the final nail in the coffin for me. I'm sure it's changed but after that experience, I never felt the need to revisit.

Kinda like that one girlfriend that messed you up so bad that once you got over everything and realized life was ok, you never felt like rolling by her house ever again. :)

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