[maxandersen]

There is already a lot of Java in agentic systems and IDE integrations — but that alone won’t break the stereotype.

The real blocker isn’t capability, it’s perception: many people stop before even trying Java in the terminal. All while Python/JS are seeing a surge in terminal tooling, despite similar (or worse) startup cost, dependency sprawl, and multi-GB installs — and the reaction there is often “this is fine, let’s ship and use.”

Until Java is visibly normal in the terminal, agentic features in IDEs won’t change that mental model.