On: Why Java Now Rocks More Than Ever: Part 1 – The Ja...

[RivieraKid]

Java as a language is not that great, but the alternatives are usually even worse:

- Python: slow, dynamic typing

- Scala: slow compilation, very complex syntax, worse tooling,

- C#: MS-centric (but other than that C# is superior to Java)

[eatporktoo → RivieraKid]

Not sure why you think that C# is MS-centric. There is nothing about the language that is particularly MS or Windows specific and the .Net Framework was written to be general and cross-platform.

[RivieraKid → eatporktoo]

My impression was that e.g. support for multiplatform GUIs or Mono's speed wasn't as good as Java.

[eatporktoo → RivieraKid]

Mono's speed is a valid point, but I think that's more of a Mono implementation issue than a C# problem.

[RivieraKid → eatporktoo]

Yes, C# as a language is without question better than Java but in terms of the whole ecosystem, it's not that clear...

[pjmlp → eatporktoo]

Mono does not provide support for some stuff like WPF, for example.