[vbezhenar]

I think that Java made three wrong decisions.

1. Checked exceptions.

2. Crusade against properties.

3. Bad API is not being actively deprecated. StringBuffer, Vector, Date, Calendar, File. Replacements exist, but old classes are still in core.

Also I think that Java community is crazy with their love of Spring Boot. Like Spring is not magic enough, let's put more magic to autoconfigure its magic. But that's not a failure of Java.

[rawoke083600]

Also, JAVA rise to popularity coincided with the rise of "design-patterns-everywhere", nothing against them where they fit. But there was a time where 'design-patterns' were the true-gospel and Java was where you go to design-pattern-church and practise your religion, everyday, everywhere !