What Java Should Learn From Ruby and Rails
I hate to say this, but Java has gotten a bad rap among some programmers. It’s deserved at times, but it’s worth noting that it’s often more about the people behind Java than the technology itself. Here’s an example. Clearly, this is horribly wrong. Sun refuses to fix a bug because people have worked around it, thus it must be maintained–to the detriment of all programmers to follow. This gradual growth of cruft is one thing that has driven people away from Java. Why is this important to me? Well, it’s mostly important because I think that it prevents goodRead more →