[WildUtah]

>> Java developers are very, very comfortable with static typing and the most advanced IDEs in software development.<<

Java's IDEs just cut down the boilerplate and scutwork involved in dealing with Java. They can even make Java usable. That is, in fact, an advanced and challenging task.

I have discovered that my corner store sells a commercial IDE for Lisp that accomplishes the same thing -- eliminating all the garbage involved in Java programming. It's called a notepad and pen. Combined with a Lisp, it surpasses all the features of Eclipse that eliminate busy work, duplication, and waste.

And it executes code about as fast as a JVM straining under Eclipse, too.