It was never the sexiest language, but for decades Java has been a mainstay of modern technology, and it's going to be with us for years to come.
  • kirk781@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Java was also my first introduction to programming as it was included in Computer Science in final year of school (at college, we did the trusty C).

    I think they have replaced Java with Python now in schools because of the latter’s popularity and also because many would argue, Python is slightly easier to learn than Java.

    • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Python is easy, but it can also be infuriating. Every time I use it, I’m reminded how much I loathe the use of whitespace to define blocks, and I really miss the straightforward type annotations of strong, non-dynamically typed languages.