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by marginalia_nu 891 days ago
Other languages are not attempting to be backwards compatible with Java.
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rco8786 891 days ago
One of the arguments is that existing $ in strings would have to be escaped. Every other language supported $ in strings before interpolation appeared. Not Java specific.

Every other language is susceptible to SQL injection style attacks. Not Java specific.

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marginalia_nu 891 days ago
Few other languages are as committed to backwards compatibility as Java though.
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